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America has the victory disease. It won’t end well for us.

Summary: Presidential administrations change, but America’s grand strategy remains the same. Bush, Obama, Trump all employ the same failed tactics, boldly and confidently, blindly and arrogantly. We have a severe case of the victory disease. This won’t work well for us. “Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.” — Paraphrase of …

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Are we fools? Yes, if we repeat the “who lost China” madness.

America’s combination of hubris and paranoia produces many strange things — which we baffle our descendents — but the repeating debates in the form of “who lost China” must take the booby-prize. “The Coming Failure On Iran“, Jackson Diehl (a deputy editor), Washington Post, 4 October 2009 — The title says it all.  If Iran …

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General Franks and Max Boot provide a valuable insight for all Americans

America relies on a small number of brave men — men brave enough to speak from their hearts about the hubris ruling America’s soul in the early 21st century.  Such men are scarce today.  Instead we have these… We need not apologize for these successes.  History will record that America’s strategy for fighting terrorism was a good …

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America’s Most Dangerous Enemy

Summary:  This essay examines the most dangerous enemies of America.  Two little known dangers appear far most serious than the usual suspects.  Appropriate responses are discussed. Threat definition is the key phase when developing a grand strategy. Especially today, as America faces many dangerous enemies.  Who are our most dangerous foes?  China?  Islamofascism?  The “gap …

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