Much of America’s self-image as a “city on a hill” comes from our love of justice. We see this clearly in the righteousness we bring to foreign affairs.  “The Audacity of Rope — Crush all the Pirates — Now“, Ralph Peters, New York Post, 14 April 2009 — Excerpt: Attack their harbors with land, sea and …
What is this “justice” that war-loving Americans speak of? Read More »
This is the 4th post in a series about some ways in which our Long War are changing us. How will the Long War affect America? Will it make us stronger or weaker? Crazy? Unleash our dark side? Why we fight. Causes of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Killing prisoners, our new tactic in the …
Bloodlust – a natural by-product of a long war? Read More »
This is the first in a series discussing (speculating)  how our Long War will affect America. On 9-11-2009 we will have been at war for 8 years. With increasing intensity:  spending more money, more men and women fighting, expanding the size of our armies, expanding the area of combat. How has that affected us? 2. Why …
“Center of Gravity versus Lines of Effort in COIN“, Herschel Smith, at the Captain’s Journal (3 March 2008) — An article well worth reading. Thoroughly researched, Smith provides several powerful insights and provides an excellent operational and tactical perspective. From a larger perspective this article shows how the 21st century US military is locked into a historically common trap. No matter how …
One telling similarity between the Wehrmacht and the US Military Read More »
