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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 08/20/2012 - 8:40pm | 6 comments

Better Late Than Never by Mark Thompson, Time.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 08/19/2012 - 11:41pm | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 08/19/2012 - 11:20am | 0 comments

Sunday fly over America. (Hat tip to Warlord)

 

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 08/19/2012 - 9:21am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 08/17/2012 - 10:24pm | 0 comments

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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 08/17/2012 - 9:00pm | 7 comments

A missile war between Israel and Iran will be a workout for modern missile defenses, with implications for the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 08/17/2012 - 4:41pm | 0 comments

"Tell the truth; use their words."


- General George Marshall to Frank Capra in commissioning the "Why We Fight" series.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 08/17/2012 - 2:59am | 1 comment

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 08/16/2012 - 6:18am | 3 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/15/2012 - 12:40pm | 18 comments

Small Wars Journal has been the source of much debate and criticism recently regarding the publication of the article “Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of the Future”. 

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 08/15/2012 - 6:23am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/14/2012 - 1:28pm | 8 comments

Have Obama and Romney Forgotten Afghanistan? By Dexter Filkens at The New Yorker.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/14/2012 - 6:12am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 08/13/2012 - 3:20am | 0 comments

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by David C. Eckley | Mon, 08/13/2012 - 12:51am | 1 comment

While transnational organized crime elements operating in Latin America may not be engaged in an ideological “terrorist insurgency,” the observed conflict between them and regional states can be accurately described as a “criminal insurgency.”

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:19am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 08/11/2012 - 5:13am | 0 comments

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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 08/10/2012 - 7:18pm | 7 comments

The U.S. should intervene (carefully) in Syria. Not to save Syria, but rather to prepare for the future.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 08/10/2012 - 6:47am | 0 comments

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by David L. Wilcox | Thu, 08/09/2012 - 5:48pm | 0 comments

The Army is in need of consequence management experts within its ranks who understand operational art in a DSCA or a CBRN environment

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 08/09/2012 - 6:18am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 08/08/2012 - 7:45am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 08/08/2012 - 7:11am | 16 comments

The Civil War of 2016 - Washington Times editorial. At issue is an article in the respected Small Wars Journal titled “Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of the Future.”

by Matthew Hipple | Tue, 08/07/2012 - 7:23am | 0 comments

Ideas for securing these advanced automated armadas can be found in some of the oldest methods in the book.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/07/2012 - 1:04am | 0 comments

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