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 …
This question was raised during a few rounds of cyber tennis between two experts on 4th generation warfare, Chet Richards and John Robb — posting at their websites Defense and the National Interest and Global Guerrillas. This being an open game in which any number can play, this post discusses one aspect of their debate. …
Are Americans easily panicked cowards? I think not, but many experts disagree. Read More »
Introduction: Chet Richards (Colonel, USAF, retired) originally posted at Defense and the National Interest. Everything he writes is worth reading; this is one of his best. Beats hell out of me. First, it’s not clear that there really is a Somalia — the CIA World Factbook identifies the Republic of Somaliland and a self-declared autonomous …
Here is the legal basis for pirates’ capture, trial, and punishment. It’s not what it was.
During 3 – 4 October 1993 American Rangers and Delta Force fought The Battle of Mogadishu — the largest firefight in the three decades between the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars.  Black Hawk Down, the book by Mark Bowden and the movie based on it, tell powerful stories of American skill and valor under fire. The discussions …
