At least that is the way it appears to me……
Yes I know I have been really hard on the Obama admin and their policies concerning conflicts…..especially in the Middle East.
We have been told that all is well and the policies are on target for success….the problem is that the successes keep changing almost on a daily basis…..with every action and then counter-action we, the public, is give a new story…..
As an analyst when I was employed by the government we worked on scenarios to come up with a course of action to counter whatever ploy the “enemy” took……the problem is, as I see it, the analysts these days were trying to use the techniques that was used in the Cold War days…..there is one slight problem with that plan…….they seem to never consider an asymmetrical war instead of a conventional one……this, in my opinion, is why the Pentagon has to issue these glowing reports of success and why it must constantly change….
The ignorance of the Pentagon has proven that these old farts are not capable of dealing with war in the 21st century….their answers are the answers of the middle 20th century…..massive firepower and overwhelm the enemy with troops….
The threat of war still looms behind the current geopolitical chess match, but what form will it take and who will be involved? More importantly, with the current shift towards asymmetry, who will prevail? Who can prevail?
The scenario is intensified by asymmetric war ideology, tactics and weapons, world shatter-belt zones of “permanent instability” are growing – and they are necessarily growing. Sometimes called “multi-polarity” and presented as the positive spin-off from economic globalization, and above all presented as consensual by the great powers (and would-be great powers), the loss of center and the growth of periphery is a stark fact of the coming world.
And a bigger problem is that many of the candidates still will not see the necessity of change the mindset……you see an asymmetrical war is the way of the future….the days of large units storming the beaches is over……the days of brawn over brains is over……time for new blood and new ideas in the Pentagon…..
But do not take my word for it…….
The only thing the US military has succeeded at is believing its own propaganda.
Source: Why Do All of the Pentagon’s ‘Successes’ in Iraq Look More Like Failures? | The Nation
Good one!
The Nation also produced this candy floss article 🙁
Death to passion and joy…bbbrrrrrrrrr….
grin
Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton, With Joy and Without Apologies
via @thenation http://www.thenation.com/article/why-im-supporting-hillary-clinton-with-joy-and-without-apologies/
Hillary is the odds on fave for the nomination….but I want to see a slug-fest for it….chuq
The Pentagon could use a refresher course in The Art of War…. They’re trying to fight with armies, when the people stimulating the conflict are using provocateurs, solely. As Sun Tzu noted, the spy is the most powerful weapon in war, as they work to destroy the enemy from within.. Every corporation in the world has their provocateurs all over the world, armed with money and lies, to keep the pot stirred up…. and, keeping the armies chasing their own tails, for they never actually see the spies working. They only come in when they are gone, to use up their weaponry, so they can buy more….which is the intent of the corporations from the start….
Very simple, effective tactics, and they are completely blind to it….
gigoid, the dubious
In Vietnam the plan was to use an air campaign to punish them into do as we say….does that sound at all familiar? chuq
Exactly…we never learn from our mistakes….c