By William S. Lind
30 March 2009
With the usual fanfare, the Obama administration has proclaimed a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. On the surface, it does not amount to much. But if a story by Bill Gertz in the March 26 Washington Times is correct, there is more to it than meets the eye. [...]
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On War #298: Another War Lost?
Posted in Strategy, tagged 4th Generation Warfare, On War series, William S. Lind on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Derek Schneider the innovator…
Posted in Adaptability, Leadership, Learning Organizations, tagged CMDK, Derek Schneider on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been very fortunate to have great people working with me when I was in the Army. Derek Schneider was my company executive officer when I commanded A company 3-77 AR in Mannheim Germany from August 91-February 93. Derek made a great command team, because he was into the profession like I was, and [...]
Quotes from latest Deciding Under Pressure and Fast workshop
Posted in How to develop adaptability, tagged Adaptive Leader Methodology (ALM), Deciding Under Pressure and Fast, Law Enforcement and Security Consulting LESC on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you very much for having us!! My son & I both thought the workshop was outstanding. It was nice to see, in a world so technology focused, that somebody out there realizes that the mind is a primary weapon. The training was simple, imaginative and applicable. It is an essential preparation of the “battle-mind.”
LT [...]
Impacts of Cheerleaders as leaders-No Return to Normal
Posted in Adaptability, Leadership, Learning Organizations, Strategy, tagged 4th Generation Warfare, Economic crisis, Leadership crisis in America on March 19, 2009 | 8 Comments »
This is what is happening when leaders tell lies for so long that they cannot go back and tell the truth when it is absolutely necessary. In this case, it has to deal with our economy and how we have lived our lives since the grand old Reagan years. It is called living a lie [...]
Watch ADM on BookTV
Posted in Leadership, Strategy, tagged America's Defense Meltdown, Winslow Wheeler on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Video on C-SPAN2’s BookTV
Watch Pierre Sprey, Tom Christie, and Winslow Wheeler talk about America’s Defense Meltdown (link goes to the Kindle edition; paperback available around 20 March). The Executive Director of the Project on Government Oversight, Danielle Brian, moderates.
Could Americans’ Discontent Turn Violent?
Posted in Leadership, Learning Organizations, Strategy, tagged maneuver warfare, 4th Generation Warfare in America, Bob Krumm, Dependency Society on March 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This column, which I am in agreement with, is by a friend, Bob Krumm. I was going to take the time to write a column for the President’s grade in February, but I will do it here, as I have a short time before heading out to teach. I give him an “F”, and it [...]
Portait of a Broken OODA Loop in Afghanistan
Posted in Boyd, Strategy, tagged 4th Generation Warfare, Chuck Spinney, OODA loops on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is axiomatic that high quality intelligence intelligence is a necessary, if not sufficient, condition for effective OODA Loops at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of combat. But today’s Guardian (attached below) describes the conclusions of an internal report that is highly critical of our intelligence operations in Afghanistan. It paints a horrifying [...]
On War #294: A Barometer of Order
Posted in Adaptability, Decision Making, Strategy, tagged 4th Generation Warfare, Brave New World, Decline of the Nation State, On War series, Somali Pirates, William S. Lind on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
William S. Lind
March 3, 2009
On the surface, the antics of Somali pirates and the comic opera response of the maritime powers is worthy of a re-visit by Gilbert and Sullivan. Despite the presence off Somalia of the largest concentration of international warships since World War II, Somali pirates go on their merry ways, taking ships [...]
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