Summary: I recommend reading these two valuable articles by the John Dolan (aka the War Nerd) at Pando. They are an entertaining autobiography, but also provide a valuable outsider’s view of our society and our wars. They’re only ungated for a limited time. Post your reactions in the comments. Part one tells the personal stories of …
A volley of shots in the battle of the antropologists: “A Gun in One Hand, A Pen in the Other“, Newsweek (12 April 2008) — “The Army is spending millions to hire ‘experts’ to analyze Iraqi society. If only they could find some.” Dr. Montgomery McFate replies in “HTS and Newsweek”, posted at the Small …
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Summary: This post examines one of the best and most influential articles written to guide our Middle Eastern Wars, using it to illustrate serious — perhaps decisive — flaws in our thinking. Not just our strategic thinking, but the very way we see the world. On this site “we” usually means America, but in this …
