DeM Banter...my head hurts.... National Journal October 6, 2012 The president says he doesn't bluff, and Iran keeps enriching uranium. If everyone’s telling the truth, we're headed for a preventive war. Otto von Bismarck famously equated it to committing suicide out of fear of death. Former Air Force Gen. Curtis (Bombs Away) LeMay, the inspiration …
Missing From Our Two Wars: Clear Goals, Joint Forces By David Deptula
DeM Banter: nice piece from Gen Deptula...I would have to offer EBO is about dead...killed several times over, the concept in and of itself may not be totally wrong, but the term has way too much baggage. Not sure we need the Airpower barb at the end either...but minor points to an excellent piece on …
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9 Life Lessons for Every Entrepreneur by Harvey Mackay
View Original / SWIM WITH THE SHARKS / Inc.com DeM Banter: This is a bit of a wow list... covers so many "issues" and concepts in nine short point... in 1958. Most "truths" simply don't ever change. Here's a set of simple rules to live and work by--from a very unexpected source. Gordon Dean was an American …
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Ten Lessons The U.S. Should Learn From Afghanistan’s History By William Byrd
ForeignPolicy.com October 1, 2012 The AfPak Channel Afghanistan provides all too many examples of the wisdom of Winston Churchill's saying "those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." Great Britain forgot the hard-learned lessons from the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) and got caught in the misadventure of the Second Anglo-Afghan War …
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5 Personalities Your Company Needs by Josh Linkner
inc.com / view original DeM Banter: And... imagine if we then rewarded these personalities for what we all know they could bring to the fight? So cool... We need the personalities... not the clones. It's natural to hire like-minded people. But by doing so, you might be missing crucial ingredients for your company's success. Typically, leaders think to …
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A Dangerous New World Of Drones By Peter Bergen
DeM Banter: issues today for sure, but ponder where this issue could be in 5 years, now overlay that over the global landscape and what that might look like in the same timeframe. What will the counter measures to RPAs look like? Will the advantage these systems offer still be there? How will they morph? …
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A Test Of Wills: Air raids and cyberattacks lose appeal as Iranian defenses improve, By David A. Fulghum
DeM Banter: Options? Aviation Week & Space Technology October 1, 2012 Pg. 26 Washington Aerial bombing of Iran's nuclear and missile programs offers little political, deterrent or military value. That judgment encompasses bombing raids by either Israel or the U.S., contend a growing number of U.S. analysts. There is evidence that patience on the part …
5 Leadership Lessons You Won’t Learn in B-School by Jeff Haden
View Original / Inc.com / Jeff Haden DeM Banter: I have yet to read anything from Jef Haden that is NOT spot on... please search him out... great writer with big ideas! Forget vision, passion, and other B-school platitudes. Here are the nitty-gritty details on what makes leaders great. First he spoke about the importance …
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Top 10 Airpower & Military Classic Reading Lists
DeM Banter: I have been pondering a reading list for quite some time. Several folks have asked for the top 5-10 leadership books and I always enjoy asking people..."What are you reading now?" I threw a few books down on paper and then came across West Point's Top 10 Military Classics. Of course this …
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What’s In A War: The Iran discussion the U.S. must have by Fallon, Hagel, Hamilton, Pickering, and Zinni
DeM Banter: So many issues to consider here...of course we all wish it were black and white, but live in the gray... not only do we need to ponder the 3rd and 4th order effects, we need to take it out to the 10th. Amazed we don't hear more about national security from the candidates.... …
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