This week sees yet another article questioning the moral courage of our most senior generals, the ones at the top. If correct, this suggests a serious structural flaw in our military institutions. How can we could fix this? “It only takes the right leader”, the late Colonel David H. Hackworth (US Army (1 July 2001) “Lessons Learned …
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Secretary of Defense Gates has received praise from some worthy analysts. It would be deserved, if speeches alone could reform DoD. It would be heroic, if we had any signs that Gates was even trying. The Zenpundit (25 April 2008): On a related matter I’m very, very happy with Robert Gates. I think he just …
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As we enter the fifth year of our war in Iraq, it’s time to do a “rate the players” exercise — essential to understanding events and set our expectations. A core competence is a combination of complementary skills and knowledge bases embedded in a group or team that results in the ability to execute one …
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