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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: 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: 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 …
DeM Banter: So is this a leadership issue? A lack of vision? Leaders that are all about their personal power and not about the greater good of their people? Or is that just too simplistic? But... I am a simple man.... New York Times June 30, 2013 Pg. SR11 THE former C.I.A. analyst Paul …
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DeM Banter: Big Dr Nye fan...but does this sound like wishful thinking and rationalization to anyone else? There is one statement below that all of this hinges on: "....if our leaders follow smart strategies." Do we even have a strategy...dumb or smart? Therein lies both the question... and the answer... Washingtonpost.com June 28, …
DeM Banter: BPC or BP... or Partnership Strategy... call it what you will--there is value if it is done correctly and part of a larger strategy. Where is the larger strategy? It is expensive as well... and requires Whole of Government or Interagency Planning...my work and knowledge is dated, but trying to get anything interagency …
DeM Banter: Perhaps true... albeit a stretch...but the real question is why? Why is..."the Cold War is back: [and] We are once again dealing with a Russian government that sees the world ideologically, in black and white. What's bad for us is good for them, and vice versa." Thoughts? Washington Post June 27, 2013 Pg. …
DeM Banter... anybody else see a movie here.... or a drone strike? June 25, 2013 Pg. 14 How his punishment should be calculated By Editorial Edward Snowden is doing his best to avoid falling into the hands of U.S. law enforcement, and he's not pretending he did nothing illegal. He has admitted disclosing classified secrets …
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DeM Banter: I was fortunate to have lunch with Richard Haas while at Stanford--amazing man. Agree with 99.72% of the comments below, but...what is stellar...this is the beginning of an American National Security Strategy. I know that Quantum Look is just a bent DeMarco Plan...but if one were to parse that against what Haas is …
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