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DeM Banter: Always interesting...but still wondering why we are not talking about "the system" of how we select said leader? Are we assuming the selection system is sound, but some of the people are bad? This system can produce stellar general officers like Gen Welsh and Gen Selva...so it can work, but can it be …
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DeM Banter: VDH is just too logical...no? Chicago Tribune April 11, 2013 Pg. 21 The idea of a nuclear Iran -- and of preventing a nuclear Iran -- terrifies security analysts. Those who argue for a pre-emptive strike against Iran cannot explain exactly how American planes and missiles would take out all the subterranean nuclear …
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To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less. -Andre Malraux serv·ant [sur-vuh nt] noun 1. a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties. 2. a person in the service of another. 3. a person employed by the government: a public servant. Origin: 1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, noun use of present …
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DeM Banter: we do indeed live in interesting times.... Washington Times April 10, 2013 Pg. 1 A key symbol of the jet fighter culture vanished in 2011 from Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base, the hub of air-war strategy and tactics, when senior Air Force officials ordered the "Home of the Fighter Pilot" sign to be …
DeM Banter: Argh! Once again... pondering the next 3-5 years, always interesting... Wall Street Journal April 10, 2013 Pg. 4 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Air Force is idling one-third of its combat air fleet because of across-the-board spending cuts, a move officials said would reduce readiness to respond in the event of a global crisis. The Air …
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DeM Banter: And... I think that is all I should say about that... DefenseNews.com April 8, 2013 The U.S. Air Force will begin grounding combat air squadrons Tuesday in response to forced spending cuts that have eliminated more than 44,000 flying hours through September, according to internal documents obtained by Defense News. The Air Force’s …
forbes.com / Mike Myatt / view original DeM Banter: Another great article by Mike Myatt...click the above link to read the entire article. Just listed the 10 points below...really wish we had more leaders challenging the status quo...now more than ever. 1. Challenge The Foundation – Bad things happen when your foundation is shaky. If the core values, …
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DeM Banter: Wasted time out? Yup, it would seem so (one could probably add the entire decade of the 1990s as well)....but we would have to know what game we were playing to properly use said time out... and that would require some thought. We are in a game of wack-a-mole without a plan. Anyone …
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DeM Banter: If we would only listen and learn from history... ForeignPolicy.com April 5, 2013 How To Stop A Nuclear War As he ponders how to respond to the military bluster of North Korea, President Obama is learning a lesson that was driven home to John F. Kennedy during the Cuban missile crisis: When it …
DeM Banter: Gordon... really? Ike? Don't see it here in your article..."Strategy and planning have to follow the money, not the other way around." What is your desired end state, shouldn't that be the question? Ways, ends, and means...it is really an equation where money is a factor, but not the end state. I guess …
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