Category: Strategy/Policy

View original By Ellen Messmer, Network World June 18, 2012 05:11 PM ET Revelations by The New York Times that President Barack Obama in his role as commander in chief ordered the Stuxnet cyberattack against Iran's uranium-enrichment facility two years ago in cahoots with Israel is generating controversy, with Washington in an uproar over national-security …

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Blogger's note: know Dr Tom Henriksen from time at Hoover...despite being a VMI grad...he is top notch, so my question might be irrelevant. But I would ask...all examples below focus on effective "saber rattling" after a victorious conflict or engagement....we might be on the other end of that now. A decade plus of expended blood …

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TheDailyBeast.com June 18, 2012 Blogger's Note: classic..."Then what?" dialog... Before jumping into Egypt or Syria, the U.S. needs to think about what comes next, next, and next. And then, don’t jump, writes Leslie H. Gelb. Only American foreign-policy experts who know only “policy” and nothing about actual countries would dare to choose sides in Mideast …

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Blogger's note: interesting, how does the US uphold international law here? For or against the operations, one has to ponder the precedent and how it would apply to other nations--not to mention a deflation of war...and against who? Reuters.com June 19, 2012 GENEVA -- A U.N. investigator has called on the Obama administration to justify …

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Blogger's note: love contrarian views...but, not so sure I agree...but its got me thinking.. USA Today June 18, 2012 Pg. 7 Proliferation would actually increase stability in Middle East The past several months have witnessed a heated debate over the best way for America and Israel to respond to Iran's nuclear activities. Although the U.S., …

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Washington Post June 17, 2012 Pg. 7 Mission shrouded in secrecy stirs speculation over craft's purpose Associated Press LOS ANGELES--An unmanned Air Force space plane steered itself to a landing early Saturday at a California military base, capping a 15-month clandestine mission. The spacecraft, which was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida …

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MiamiHerald.com June 17, 2012 By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor and Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile. Drone aircraft spy on and attack terrorists with no pilot in harm's way. Small teams of …

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Blogger's note:  Still struggling with Policy vs Strategy....perhaps I am too narrowly focused on military strategy and not on spending strategy, but this is a spending policy with some strategic "guidance.".... not sure there is a strategy to back up the spending end state.  Any thoughts? ... Really like Haddick's combination of history and current …

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Washington Post June 14, 2012 Pg. 17 Fine Print "The face of war, the face of how we do business, is changing." That's retired Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sharing how he sees the military's future at a National Press Club session for reporters Tuesday. Cartwright, …

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