While I'm all for knowing how to measure one's effectiveness, I fear that such "metrics" will be nothing more than a rehash of Vietnam-era body count tallies as the "measure of success" in the 'war' to make juicy and positive-sounding quotes for the current iteration of the Five O'Clock Follies.
This, coupled with the continuing belief that a conventional high-tech army can defeat a low-tech insurgency (something that has not happened in Western history to my knowledge) only reinforces my sense that the USG is not learning from history but rather repeating it. The fact that a contractor is being asked to develop these "metrics" speaks volumes, IMHO. You'd think this would be something they'd have come up with BEFORE launching into the 'war' on terror, right? -rick <snip> > The Contractor shall develop, in conjunction with the Joint Staff, OSD, > Combatant and Unified Commands, Services and designated Agencies > (stakeholders) a system of metrics to accurately assess US progress in the War > on Terrorism, identify critical issues hindering progress and develop and > track action plans to resolve the issues identified. In this effort, the > contractor shall work as an independent contractor not subject to the > supervision and control of the Government. All deliverables become the > property of the US Government. Source document: http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/earlywarning/files/WarOnTerrorismMetrics.doc You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
