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DeM Banter: Assuming we had a National Security Strategy... we might be able to see past the next six months and ponder the real question...."and then...." Assuming we leave tomorrow... And we go to a "zero option." This might bode well for mid-term elections (might...) And then...??? Washington Post July 12, 2013 Pg. 13 The …
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DeM Banter: No... really... I'm looking for the good news strategic stories...my search continues. Washington Times July 9, 2013 Pg. B1 The Import-Export Bank brings customers to the defense industry's doors A perfect storm is brewing — one that threatens to devastate what’s left of America’s military and its associated industrial base. This would be …
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DeM Banter: For a country that has produced some of the most incredible leaders in world history...and having only been around 200+ year...it is sad to see such a leadership fail. The Economist July 6, 2013 The wrong way to cut America’s military budget WASHINGTON, DC -- Some attacks come out of nowhere. Others arrive …
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DeM Banter: WOW! Powerful stuff here...Don't know how to say it any better...well, I have an issue with Umair's piece on vision below...but that's pretty small. It is all about love... could not agree more. I penned a piece on love and leadership and never published...I guess it is time to dust that off. Thoughts? …
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DeM Banter: Or... maybe no one really wants the job? I did put it on my ADP... we will see what happens... Air Force Times July 15, 2013 Pg. 37 When Americans complain about a breakdown of government in Washington, they're usually venting at our dysfunctional Congress. But sometimes it appears the executive branch is …
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DeM Banter: Lack of vision and strategy, lack of will, lack of money? Washington Post July 7, 2013 Pg. 17 The United States has generally been a great force for the promotion of democracy around the world. But no one should be surprised that President Obama winked at last week’s military coup in Egypt. …
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DeM Banter: more often than not...we simply hurt ourselves...“If you reduce our budget but don’t allow us to reduce forces or reduce deployment around the world, how do you do that?” - Maj. Gen. Mike Holmes Washingtonpost.com July 5, 2013 For an illustration of why the federal government has become so unmanageable, consider the Air …
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DeM Banter: and there you have it... “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.” ― Aldous Huxley The industrial revolution shifted the tide of war as the information revolution has as well...has strategy? ForeignPolicy.com July 3, 2013 …
Years ago I heard a pastor speak on defaulting to generosity...and selflessness. Sure, one would expect a pastor to talk of such things--but for some reason those words have stuck with me for years. Why? How many default to generosity...to selflessness.... not many... well, I don't think there are many. I know a few who …
DeM Banter: wait....there's supposed to be a strategy? Who's responsibility is the National Security Strategy from which all other strategies are branched from? See the gear chart... ForeignPolicy.com July 1, 2013 At the cash-strapped Defense Department, the bean counters now have the upper hand. When then U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates began a series of …
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