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DeM Banter: I think I agree...I think I might have been thinking the same...I think? Still pondering, your thoughts? Washingtonpost.com February 1, 2013 A week before I deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, my wife and I volunteered for a few hours at our daughter’s elementary school. As we left, her teacher told the students that …
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inc.com / view original / Brian Evje DeM Banter: Nice article by Brian Evje. Just the other day I was asked to define leadership and I quickly defaulted to John Maxwell's "Leadership is Influence" definition. I think Maxwell is spot on however... Max DePree's "The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank …
DeM Banter: GO VDH! History can enlighten, but.... “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 View original War seems to come out of nowhere, like rust that suddenly pops up on iron after a …
DeM Banter: interesting...and all part of the toothpaste theory...squeeze the tube and it will go somewhere and...it will change form. Washington Post January 31, 2013 Pg. 17 The Obama administration is working with its allies to frame a strategy to combat what might be called "al-Qaeda 2.0" - an evolving, morphing terrorist threat that lacks …
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View Original / inc.com / Les McKeown DeM Banter: never like to focus exclusively on failure, but it is important to ponder. Mr McKeown brings up some great points. Outwardly, you appear effective, dependable, on top of things. But look closer. Are you in danger of destructive behaviors? Here's a statement of the blindingly obvious: …
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DeM Banter: military cutbacks and a pivot east? Anyone care to start a pool on the date of engagement? USA Today January 29, 2013 Pg. 8 The Obama administration's decision to give non-combat, air support to French forces trying to beat back Islamic militants who are threatening to overrun Mali, so far, hasn't caused much …
DeM Banter: more Ike talk... If I recall, the first term was Lincoln...no? Team of Rivals? Now it's Eisenhower? What about a vision, a strategy, this is really leadership 101, does this seem odd to anyone but me? I don't want to get too political here, but Eisenhower entered office with a vision...a mission, and …
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DeM Banter: so many issues here and it is not simply the GOP and Congress...decline of Empire? NYTimes.com January 22, 2013 London -- DIPLOMACY is dead. Effective diplomacy -- the kind that produced Nixon's breakthrough with China, an end to the Cold War on American terms, or the Dayton peace accord in Bosnia -- requires …
DeM Banter: extremely interesting...Washington's recent fascination with Ike. The Eisenhower doctrine was part of a much larger strategy...The New Look. Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state. Eisenhower singled out the Soviet threat in …
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DeM Banter: and then there's D.P.R.K. ....hummmmm New York Times January 25, 2013 Pg. 8 WASHINGTON — A blunt and explicit threat on Thursday from North Korea that its weapons programs would "target" the United States, and that it would proceed with a third and "higher-level" nuclear test, poses a stark challenge to the Obama …
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