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DeM Banter: The most troubling similarity between 1914 and now is complacency...great quote from the article below and something we have been harping on here for the two years the blog has been up...a couple of other great quotes to ponder as we step into the new year... Anne Applebaum, writing recently in the Washington Post. “We are …
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DeM Banter: Well...there you have it..."the upside of smart autonomous drones is that they cut costs; one of the DoD's biggest expenses is manpower, according to the report. Not to mention drone pilots are susceptible to human error, and have the ethically sound but strategically inconvenient tendency to incur psychological damage when drone strikes go wrong." …
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DeM Banter: I have to admit... I really love this stuff. Sure I know... one can not re-write history, but it is fun to play with the concepts. The contrarian view is good...but I did not see this one coming. Any thoughts? www.theguardian.com / View Original / December 25th, 2013 David Cameron visits the graves of first world war soldiers in …
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DeM Banter: Oh...if we would just attempt to understand history... some great quotes and concepts in the article below. http://www.businessinsider.com / View Original / December 22nd, 2013 AS NEW YEAR approached a century ago, most people in the West looked forward to 1914 with optimism. The hundred years since the Battle of Waterloo had not been entirely free of …
DeM Banter: It's all about strategy...when, where, how to engage. Without a clear strategy...it appears we are swatting a flies. The pivot east is one that still seems so incredibly off base when we look at the issues in the Mid-East. By no means can we ignore the East...but on the same note...one can not …
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I have heard it, I have read it, I have felt it, I have seen it, and I even smelled it…and I still don’t believe it. That is until I heard Gen Mark A. Welsh our USAF Chief of Staff say it… In his piece “The World’s Greatest Air Force, Powered by Airmen and Fueled by …
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The magnum opus for the progressive rock band Rush has to be the album and the story in their work 2112. The album is a tale of a dystopian society set in the year 2112. The album is oft times described as a concept album although the songs on the second side are unrelated to the …
DeM Banter: Seems like a nice complimentary piece to the Amber Alert on US Foreign Policy from earlier today. I can't help but believe... it is all about Greater Good LEADERSHIP, Strategy, Mission, and Vision. When it becomes personal or about personal power...vice the greater good--it all gets sideways. Can anyone in the US articulate …
Continue reading "US Foreign Policy: Spin, or Spinning Out of Control? by Harald Malmgren"
DeM Banter: With the unrest in the world... it is amazing we lack any sort of real national strategy or prioritization to deal with it...or at least prepare for it. When drafting "Wondering Where The Lions Are" I came across this quote that has stuck in my head ever since..“Most people assume there are all …
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DeM Banter: Well...it looks like it will be something (good or bad...its a thing)...but we have to remember strategy is all about ways, ends, and means....if those three things are not clearly articulates it simply becomes a brochure of campaign issues and a wish list with a glossy cover. Always interesting... Dec. 11, 2013 - …
Continue reading "Next US Strategy Carries Heavy Expectations By PAUL McLEARY and JOHN T. BENNETT"
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