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DeM Banter: Huge push back on missile defense while authoring a thesis at Stanford. The systems will not be perfect, but over time... we have seen them improve and they will get cheaper as well. The key is to continue learning from all sources.... Reuters.com November 30, 2012 More than a week after a U.S.-Egyptian …
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DeM Banter: Another take on a very good book. Col Gentile is a PhD, Army Colonel...tons of street cred and a fellow Cardinal, but something is not sitting right in his review. Would be most interested to hear from those you have read the book, on their thoughts... really could just be my simple mind....thanks “. . . …
View Original DeM Banter: isn't this a purely historical American view? Throughout history the US has sought this type of doctrine more than any other...in fact, even George W. Bush sought such a "doctrine" prior to 9/11, but as the author states below....the world gets in the way. Perhaps a key would be to develop …
hoover.org / view original DeM Banter: Great piece from Richard Epstein and Hoover...a bit of a deeper dive into the issues at stake here. Again... wonder where this will end up? Right now, the United States and the larger international community is caught in a difficult debate over the use of drones against enemy combatants. …
DeM Banter: interesting...what does this mean for Top Gun? More autonomy for RPAs (drones), a total growth industry... Los Angeles Times November 28, 2012 Pg. B6 The U.S. Navy's new bat-winged experimental drone has been delivered to an aircraft carrier to undergo handling tests aboard the ship. The Navy said that sailors aboard the aircraft …
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DeM Banter: great points from Condi...could not agree more, but I struggle with the what to do about it part. Military is worn out, tired, and losing funding, weapons systems need to be replaced and updated...not sure there is anything close to support for a military operation. There are other tools at America's disposal...but seems …
DeM Banter: interesting article from a former State Dept member and Ambassador. I would offer State has many similarities in benefits, lifestyle, and generational employment, that Robert seems to ignore. The current state of "affairs" will, no doubt, bring the military and the civ-mil gap into focus and that is indeed healthy in a Republic...we …
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DeM Banter regarding How Washington Makes Love for War by Justin Logan. Reading the article below from CATO really hit home in an ah-ha moment. It is something I believe many have known for quite sometime but Justin Logan articulates it so simply. It's not so much about General Petraeus or even Paula Broadwell...it is systemic of a much …
DeM Banter...and what if the US is beat in this challenge? How does this intertwine with cyber and cyber war? I imagine an EMP might be useful in such a scenario ...wait, that's a whole different issue... Washington Post November 23, 2012 Pg. 23 The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists is controversial, but …
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DeM Banter: still fascinated by this...as expected, we will expand the use of said asset over countries we are not at war with...next few years should be interesting...especially as other nations bring their programs on line. There once was a time, just last year, when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta thought the U.S. was thisclose to …
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