The following is from my friend Fabius Maximus. While I admit that I don’t know who he actually is, and I of course I have not met him, he carries credibility through friends of mine who do know him. I also thinks he writes some of the best holistic views on strategy, economics, warfare and [...]
Archive for August, 2008
More from Fabius Maximus…We must do something
Posted in Leadership, Strategy, tagged Fabius Maximus, John Boyd, Leaders of Character, Making hard decisions on August 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »
On War #272: A Deeper Global Crisis
Posted in Strategy, tagged 4th Generation War, Over-population, Poor leadership, William S. Lind on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
William S. Lind
August 18, 2008
Despite the recent drop in the price of oil, the world economy is still sailing into troubled waters. The U.S. credit crisis is intensifying and spreading to Britain. Europe is moving toward recession. The international financial system continues to depend on mountains of debt. If the financial panic the Federal Reserve [...]
At Fort Gordon and Fort Benning…
Posted in Adaptability on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I will periodically monitor the site, but I will be in Georgia (not the one just invaded by Russia) over the next 9 days teaching my workshop “Deciding Under Pressure and Fast” to four different courses. Of course, the U.S. Georgia could go to war with the U.S. Tennessee over the fact that it wants to move its [...]
On War #271: Leave It Alone, George
Posted in Adaptability, Boyd, Learning Organizations, Strategy, tagged Add new tag, Andy Bacevich, Bush's GWOT, Fourth Generation War, John Boyd and Strategy, William S. Lind on August 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
William S. Lind
August 18, 2008
What interests does the United States have at stake in the war between Russia and Georgia? Only one: that we remain out of it.
It almost passes belief to think that the Bush administration, bogged down in two wars and planning a third (with Iran), might move toward a confrontation with Russia. [...]
Andy Bacevich: The Lessons of Endless War
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2008 | 11 Comments »
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[Note for TomDispatch Readers: Andrew Bacevich will discuss his new book -- and the limits of American power in the Bush era -- for a full hour on "Bill Moyers Journal," Friday, August 15th. Don't miss it. Go here to check broadcasts and times in your area. If you're watching the Olympics, TIVO it or [...]
On War #270: Changing Horses in Mid-Stream
Posted in Decision Making, Strategy, tagged 4th Generation Warfare, William S. Lind on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By William S. Lind
As the neo-cons celebrate a “victory” in Iraq that has yet to be won, they also proclaim the downfall of Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Mahdi Army militia and staunch opponent of the American occupation. The headline of the August 5 Wall Street Journal announced, “Radical Iraq Cleric in Retreat.”
Well, maybe. But [...]
New 4GW COIN/Police Tactics Manual
Posted in Decision Making, How to develop adaptability, Leadership, Learning Organizations, Strategy, tagged 4GW Seminar, 4th Generation Warfare, Add new tag, FMFM 1-1, FMFM1-3A, William S. Lind on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The second in the series of manuals and revisions from the 4GW Seminar at MCB Quantico, FMFM 1-3A, A Tactical Handbook for Counterinsurgency and Police Operations.
Here’s the preface:
Why another hip-pocket guide for counterinsurgency? What makes this different? This handbook is an offering from a group of Marine officers who feel that current doctrine is rapidly [...]
Chuck Spinney: Why the dust up in Ossetia should be a wake up call for the US
Posted in Strategy, tagged American Empiralism, Chuck Spinney, Neo-cons, Russio-Georgia conflict on August 16, 2008 | 11 Comments »
When Michael Gorbachev peacefully ended the Cold War and withdrew Russian forces from Eastern Europe, the US promised him that it would not take advantage of the situation by expanding NATO into the vacuum. But this promise was broken almost immediately, first by the Clinton Administration, and then again by the Bush Administration.
Throughout the [...]
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