There isnt much I can say due to Lt. Col. Paul Yingling being so spot on. Make sure you take the time to read the whole essay its well worth the read.
If the US wants to win the current conflicts a new generation of US military leaders will have to be breed and promoted on the basis of merit rather
then just being a yes man.
Parisian politics needs to be put aside and this issue needs to be tackled NOW there is far to much at stake to just ignore the problem.
Does the US really have to lose another set of wars in part due to the failure of US military leaders ?
Lets just hope that the trend is some how bucked because the War in Afghanistan is very winnable and the mess in Iraq could have been avoided.
I believe that business leaders and leaders of significant should read and heed what the author has to say.
www.armedforcesjournal.com
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The most tragic error a general can make is to assume without much reflection that wars of the future will look much like wars of the past.(visit the link for the full news article)
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