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DeM Banter:  Few good answers here... in a classic "damned if you do, damed if you don't" scenario...a data burst of articles below, I know... but there is so much in ink (or digits) it is hard to parse through.  Is this another if you have a hammer--everything looks like a nail?  We can't forget …

Continue reading "A few on Syria Jerusalem Post, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, and Politico"

DeM Banter:  I came across this article about a month ago... and I keep finding myself pondering it. I encourage you to read the entire piece as I have only placed the pieces I keep reflecting on below... interesting....there is OH SO MUCH to learn if we would just acknowledge history as a teacher...perhaps not …

Continue reading "‘Democracy May Have Had Its Day’ by Matthew Kaminski"

DeM Banter:  Well I am sure they will use them for "good" and not "evil."  We are all friends here right?  Not like we could see these in Syria or Iran? MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian experts are developing robots designed to minimize casualties in terrorist attacks and neutralize terrorists, Deputy Prime Minister …

Continue reading "Russia Developing ‘Terrorist-Killer Robots’ : RIA Novosti"

DeM Banter:  Victor is firing on all 12 cylinders here.  How often we ignore the lessons of history.   Before the United States enters Syria, it should consider the lessons of history. There are many reasons why nations lose wars. Sometimes small states are simply overwhelmed by large empires, such as Poland’s fall to Nazi …

Continue reading "How To Lose A War by Victor Davis Hanson"

DeM Banter:  Haass is the uber guru on policy, but I am left looking for the "edge" here.  I honestly try to optimistic but all the pluses Dr Haass mentions below have trend lines headed south not north and we have heard this boilerplate data for years...we need to reverse the trend... Haass notes: "A …

Continue reading "THE SECOND AMERICAN CENTURY? IT’S ALREADY HERE by Richard N. Haass"

DeM Banter: Albert Einstein once said: "Insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Does the below "strategy" seem like merely renaming the status quo to anyone but me? Forward-partnering will be heard all over DC now... replacing the former "lead from behind," which replaced enabling, which replaced enlargement...all …

Continue reading "Rethinking U.S. Security Strategy By Hans Binnendijk"

DeM Banter:  Very nice piece covering so many of the RPA issues that we have debated on the blog as well.  We need to get to the strategic level quickly and ponder what the next 5 to 10 years will look like in the robotic war arena and then guide where we are going.  Right …

Continue reading "WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD HAS DRONES By Kristin Roberts"

innovationexcellence.com / view original DeM Banter:  Yes, I know I have the penchant for being a bit of a geek... come on man, I have light sabers in my office!  But there is much truth in the article below and we see it day to day in our organization.  We also see it in the individuals/future leaders …

Continue reading "Why Kirk Beats Spock at Innovation by Jeffrey Phillips"

DeM Banter:  Sometimes... you have to spend money to save money over the long haul....no airline could operate the AF tanker fleet...yet the USAF does so seamlessly, the jets have a very high reliability rate on the backs of huge maintenance cost...the amazing work of USAF maintainers keep these old aircraft in the air, but …

Continue reading "SEC. DONLEY: WHY THE AIR FORCE CAN’T DELAY MODERNIZATION By Michael Donley"

DeM Banter:  the dialog/debate continues... but there is really no catalyst as of now to force the international dialog or a decision... that won't happen until a country, not friendly to the US, develops and demonstrates the technology.    If history is any guide... so then would begin a "drone race"...followed by a perceived "done gap?"  Another …

Continue reading "DOUBTS ABOUT DRONES By Doyle McManus"