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DeM Banter: let the games begin... New York Times January 25, 2013 Pg. 4 LONDON — A prominent British human rights lawyer said on Thursday that a United Nations panel he leads would investigate what he called the "exponential rise" in drone strikes used in counterterrorist operations, "with a view to determining whether there is …
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DeM Banter: argh, my head hurts...couple of issues comparing Gen Mattis to MacArthur...very, very different...just read history. I do agree the message is very clear, just not sure the American public will like the 3rd and 4th order effect of what may come from military leaders that remain silent or don't ask question that must …
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DeM Banter: Too much doom and gloom? There's that word again...strategy...which is honestly as much about what we are NOT going to do as it is about what we will do. On a deployment a few years ago... It dawned on me, lets call it the "toothpaste theory," when it comes to al-Qaida...when you squeeze …
DeM Banter: agree or disagree with him...ya just gotta like Tom Friedman. Now is a great time to break the rules and we are at a place where we simply have to. Status quo in the US Government seems to be stalling...no? Innovation is in demand....now! As a good friend of mine said, just this …
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DeM Banter: the beginning of any administration is awash in such stories...but it should cause us to pause and ponder....what do we want our country to stand for? Are we global? If so how? Where and when do we engage and what are our strategic interests? Those are the real questions...agree? Thoughts? Wall Street Journal …
DeM Banter: interesting times for sure...wonder if we will still pursue a "building partners" strategy? Any thoughts? Financial Times January 22, 2013 Pg. 11 In their second terms, many American presidents decide to strut the global stage. Richard Nixon had his overture to China. Bill Clinton became obsessed by the Middle East peace process. George …
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Ever read a bunch of stuff and start connecting dots...and then step back and ponder... do those dots even really belong together? The Chief of Staff of the USAF, General Mark Welsh is a leader's leader...and his Vision for the USAF was released about a week ago. There is a lot of great stuff in …
DeM Banter: The administration really seems to be pushing the Eisenhower Legacy. We have read and heard this multiple times as the POTUS begins his second term. Least we forget Eisenhower was considered a "do-nothing" President or a good-natured bumbler for many years, so his wisdom and success were definitely not immediately recognized...further Ike had …
DeM Banter: so many issue that must be addressed...yet I haven't heard many discussing "All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership." -John Kenneth Galbraith "The …
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DeM Banter: interesting thoughts, we are indeed shaped by our experiences...wonder how that will play here. Washington Post January 20, 2013 Pg. B3 Foreign policy scholar Fouad Ajami says Hagel and Kerry will lead a U.S. retrenchment The men who fought in Vietnam, a war that symbolizes America’s overreach and failures abroad, haven’t ascended to …
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