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One Step Closer to Nuclear War
In a July 2022 report in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal it was suggested that the Russians may be willing to “contemplate nuclear first use” with short range (300 mile) small yield, nuclear weapons, even if their country was not under catastrophic attack. Recent developments with Ukrainian forces inside Russia may lower the nuclear threshold.
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Phase Zero: Undermining America
The military services spend countless hours planning against a multitude of contingencies. They do so in phases. Phase 1 is the run-up to hostilities, Phase 2 includes preparations for onset of military action, Phase 3 is major combat, Phase 4 is post-conflict stabilization, and Phase 5 is the return to civilian control.
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The Changing Nature of the American Way of War
As American advisors go back to Iraq, I am reminded that President Truman sent the first American advisors to Vietnam in May 1950 and established the military assistance and advisory group (MAAG) in Saigon in September that year. We all know how that war turned out 25 years later.
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True Grit
Remember the movie “True Grit” with John Wayne and a subsequent re-make with Jeff Bridges? It’s about Rooster Cogburn. a gritty, tough, one-eyed U.S. Marshal. Let me tell you a story of some real True Grit.
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So, You Think You Had a Bad Day at the Office?
Next time you start whining about how bad you had it in the office consider the pilot who flew this A-10 in combat. Some have called the A-10, a flying tank. In fact, it was developed to kill tanks.
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