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Tag Archives: tom ricks
Making The Corps By Tom Ricks
It’s an engaging narrative, but it isn’t one of Ricks’ best. I adore Tom Ricks’ two books on the Iraq War, Fiasco and The Gamble, but this is one of his earlier ones. It’s the story of a Marine recruit company … Continue reading
Libya: Slouching Towards…Something
The intervention continues, as the coalition rains death from above and the rebels reverse their previously awful strategic position. Why is it that the west was ok with Gaddafi’s rule for decades, but it is only when the situation becomes … Continue reading
Posted in Libya, Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged al-queda, gaddafi, intervention, leadership, libya, mess, nato, no-fly zone, plan, politics, rebels, tom ricks, us, war
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Tarok Kalache, COIN And Attitude
Tarok Kalache is a small Afghan village. Last October, it was flattened by United States military forces who believed it to be a “Taliban tactical base”. Since then, the Unites States has spent its time in the area rebuilding the village. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, War
Tagged Afghanistan, attitude, banality of evil, coin, criticism, david flynn, destroyed, exum, foust, middle east, mud huts, on violence, paula broadwell, Tarok kalache, tom ricks, us, villagers, war, wongs over iraq
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National Security Quotes – Sort Of
Nice little project going on, that I learned about through the blog of Thomas Ricks. Most of the ones I would highlight have been included already (a lot of Clausewitz, Sun Tsu and Churchill in there) so, instead, I’ll share some … Continue reading
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