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DeM Banter: Sure could have used this one yesterday...really curious how this will filter down and what the 3rd and 4th order effects will be. Totally applaud the effort...but not sure it will survive first contact with any general officer outside the CSAF's staff--but then again... I tend be wrong....a lot.... AirForceTimes.com September 17, 2013 …
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DeM Banter: Mission, Vision, Strategy...Innovation. Wall Street Journal September 17, 2013 Pg. 17 The Corps faces budget cuts even as its responsibilities expand in an age of cyber terror and embassy attacks. In discussions in Washington about the sequester and defense strategy and resources, a basic question is often asked: "With the war in …
DeM Banter: If you want to win big... ya gotta bet big! Can you even imagine? Scare tactic? I had heard the KC10 was on the chopping block...that would go along with all the other airframes I have touched..."Snake" DeMarco... no more C-23, C-12, C-141, KC-10s should be next. The real issue is we can't …
DeM Banter... and I think that is all that has to be said about that... Washington Post September 13, 2013 Pg. 13 It is the phrase of the moment, dropping from the lips of television reporters and radio commentators, salting the columns of pundits, earnestly being spoken by furrow-browed politicians of serious mien. The families …
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DeM Banter: The strategy is key, the plan, the "what's next," and the "what then" must be discussed, debated, and resolved. I have always been interested in leaders that have one plan and when it fails they are upset or disheartened... you need 20 plans, prioritize and hope the best plans stick. How ever it …
DeM Banter: Sometimes it is better to just watch... Putin and Carter...are they agreeing? Washington Post September 12, 2013 Pg. 21 The only way to be assured that Syrian chemical weapons will not be used in the future is not through a military strike but through a successful international effort. Regardless of the postponed congressional …
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DeM Banter: All I can say is... we are INDEED living in interesting times. New York Times September 12, 2013 Pg. 31 MOSCOW — Recent events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between …
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DeM Banter: Pondering the Syrian conflict over the weekend--and I am wondering if perhaps this is a "normalizing" event in US politics. Could this event break down some of the barriers in Congress? Wishful thinking? Los Angeles Times September 9, 2013 Pg. 8 On both sides of the issue, alliances are forming that cross …
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DeM Banter: Amazed we are not hearing more about Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places we have been involved where success has been less than expected. The British are reporting on it...Disagree there is much to Friedman's "Arm and Shame" concept but do agree the global community is very milted on options in Syria--and this …
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DeM Banter: The gift of the strategist is to see 3 to 4 steps further down the road than the average planner....where do we see this going? Six months...one year...three years... what will Syria and the region look like? Are we shaping it to conform to what we want it to look like? As we …
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