Gen Petrious(sp?) is an incredible leader, and d an incredible man. Christ I wish they would just give him the theater and whatever forces he asks for. I have nothing but respect for that man.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:57 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: A Self-Defeating War > > >Is this strategy unrealistic? I mean, I find it hard to believe that > these > >lessons have been conveniently forgotten. > > > >To put the question another way....why AREN'T we doing this????? (beyond > the > >'bush is a moron' thing) > > > >On 8/22/06, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > Do you have a better explanation as to why many of the COIN lessons have > been forgotten? > > Personally I think what it comes down to is a matter of the lack of > institutional memory and sheer arrogance. Sheer arrogance in the idea that > the worlds most powerful military can conquor anything and do it on the > cheap, as exibited by many of the senior political leaders in the run up > to the invasion. > > Lack of institutional memory - only a few generals, like the 101st > airbourne CO actually instituted COIN related training to the junior > officers and senior NCO's before they are deployed to Iraq. Such was not > done with most other units. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213880 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
