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How to not win wars
Setting public deadlines, exit strategies, and casualty limits is a time-honored way to lose wars.
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Out of harm’s way: No way to run US Armed Forces
In a women’s varsity soccer conference tournament, Cary High School lost 3-0 to Apex. During the regular season, Cary had tied Apex 1-1, then beat Apex 1-0. I have figured out why Cary lost in this final match-up. I listened to Cary Coach Norcus’ talk with his team at half time: “Okay, women, I’m going...
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Just causes need prudent leaders
It’s not enough to fight courageously for a worthy cause. Prudence and wisdom matter, too, if your goal is to win.
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The Cherokees’ Bad Bet
It’s not enough to fight courageously for a worthy cause. Prudence and wisdom matter, too, if your goal is to win.
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James Madison’s Costly Mistake
If America had matched its bellicose rhetoric with credible military preparations, war might well have been avoided altogether.
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Intention And Result at Seven Pines
On this date 150 years ago, the Battle of Seven Pines illustrated the law of unintended consequences.
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Flashback: Art of War (& Peace)
Winning battles is not the same as achieving national objectives, and accomplishing those objectives without war should always be a leader’s aspiration.
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No More Glorious Defeats
To assume that your rival shares your own assumptions and criteria for success is to court Hannibal’s fate. No thanks.
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On The Art Of War (& Peace)
Winning battles is not the same as achieving national objectives, and accomplishing those objectives without war should always be a leader’s aspiration.
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Something Else Engels Got Wrong
Max Boot’s War Made New is not a one-sided brief for technological supremacy. One of his major themes is that having the latest weaponry is no guarantee of success.
