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DeM Banter: if the math gets to be too much (I just used a calculator) skip to the last paragraph.... Politico.com June 9, 2013 According to some, the U.S. rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific region in recent years is a bold strategic shift in national security policy. To many Chinese interlocutors, in fact, the military dimensions …
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DeM Banter: so many great quotes in here... can I just get an Amen? I am starting to pondering how long until the next [fill in the blank]. Any thoughts? London Daily Telegraph June 11, 2013 Pg. 21 Many of the lessons we have learnt post-9/11 have been paid for and written in blood Since …
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DeM Banter: Is this a strategic statement or a passing phase? It all sounds very telling... but perhaps I am too close to this one. Like my good friend Prince says: "Sign O the Times mess with your mind Hurry before it's 2 late Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby We'll call …
DeM Banter: Never a huge fan of DS9, but Star Trek (and Star Wars...and perhaps to a lesser degree BSG) can explain a lot...sometimes....well...now and again...okay, they were just TV shows and movies, but its a good read.NationalJournal.comJune 7, 2013Star Trek has a pretty good track record of forecasting the future. Cell phones, tablets, augmented-reality visors. …
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DeM Banter: once again... so many issues here... but I think it is all summed up at the end of the article... and we have to remember--this is indeed all about choices... but it is also about holding the appropriate leader responsible for said choices... both good and bad. “What do you want your military …
DeM Banter: once again... proof we live in interesting times. It would be most interesting if we were privy to the strategy behind this--is there a plan that comprehensively thinks through these choices over the next 5-10 years? Or are we (as a nation) only focused on the five meter target? Wall Street Journal June …
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DeM Banter: This will be an interesting one to watch. I really have to wonder how we get to the percentages at the bottom. "...estimated overall military compensation costs have grown by 56 percent over the past decade, and in the case of health care spending, an increase of 110 percent." 56% is that counting …
DeM Banter: Again... it is all about choices...and risk. How much risk do we want to assume? My fear is we accept a lot of risk more out of ignorance than anything else... we don't hear much of this debate in the public square... it seems we are more concerned in the tactical arena...not so …
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DeM Banter: As mentioned is yesterday's post...huge fan of Catalyst. Big fan of list such as this...as it forces us to take inventory of how we are doing as a leader...so, how you doing leader? I encourage you to read Tyler's entire piece... good info. View Original / Catalyst 1. Leverage Influence for the …
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The Catalyst Podcast has to be one of the best leadership podcasts out there. Erwin McManus was on the other day (episode 226). McManus is an American author, lecturer, artist, entrepreneur, and pastor-- McManus is (left and is now back) the lead pastor of Mosaic Church, a Christian community in Los Angeles, California which has been named one of the most influential …
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