tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post5112313993453328981..comments2023-10-22T05:51:58.898-04:00Comments on Soob: Never, Ever Bank on the NowJay@Soobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-46355909174404109602009-04-06T14:10:00.000-04:002009-04-06T14:10:00.000-04:00Do you have a source for that New York Times clip?...<B>Do you have a source for that New York Times clip? It feels like a fake to me.</B><BR/><BR/>As Obama attested to, people have as yet to learn to distinguish fake from genuine.Ymarsakarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246906722493964175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-48038712376039657572009-04-06T14:09:00.000-04:002009-04-06T14:09:00.000-04:00The Shah of Iran made the same mistake by release ...The Shah of Iran made the same mistake by release Khomeini.<BR/><BR/>People never learn because they always believe a softer, gentler approach, will cure man's nature.Ymarsakarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246906722493964175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-85372864567012540962009-03-06T17:13:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:13:00.000-05:00Meryl Yourish,Ye of little faith! ;)Meryl Yourish,<BR/><BR/>Ye of little faith! ;)Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-327546235978874732009-03-06T17:12:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:12:00.000-05:00josephfoucheThanks for the links.Anon, if you come...josephfouche<BR/>Thanks for the links.<BR/><BR/>Anon, if you come across a link to that forum or blog let me know, I'd like to read it.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-64934126081821183582009-03-06T17:11:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:11:00.000-05:00Dan, agreed on COIN. But we shouldn't sacrifice ou...Dan, agreed on COIN. But we shouldn't sacrifice our overall supremacy for the belief that COIN is the main ethos for the 21st century.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-22108544393238390962009-03-05T09:08:00.000-05:002009-03-05T09:08:00.000-05:00Never mind, I found it. It's legit.Never mind, I found it. It's legit.Hulkettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064204358201624137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-52582042700614015942009-03-05T09:03:00.000-05:002009-03-05T09:03:00.000-05:00Do you have a source for that New York Times clip?...Do you have a source for that New York Times clip? It feels like a fake to me.Hulkettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064204358201624137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-69119959988281808512009-03-05T08:05:00.000-05:002009-03-05T08:05:00.000-05:00seerov completely dominated that thread.PS Not tha...seerov completely dominated that thread.<BR/><BR/>PS Not that I believe it, but the Barnett-Chinese 'friendly' connection has been mentioned before, forget where, but I had read it before on some internet forum or blog where someone claimed that the PNM strategy was exactly the type of strategy that allowed 'unrestricted warfare' to work to its fullest. The guy who posted it outlined that the strengths of PNM are weaknesses to be exploited when viewed from the perspective of unrestricted warfare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-64835884796346465472009-03-02T13:54:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:54:00.000-05:00Information Dissemination had a couple of interest...Information Dissemination had a couple of interesting posts on the F-22 debate recently:<BR/><BR/>http://informationdissemination.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-york-times-plays-same-old-song.html<BR/><BR/>http://informationdissemination.blogspot.com/2009/02/guest-author-series-air-superiority-101.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-19238185531961629092009-03-02T09:11:00.000-05:002009-03-02T09:11:00.000-05:00Interesting post -- and newspaper clipping!It was ...Interesting post -- and newspaper clipping!<BR/><BR/>It was the decision of France and Germany to weaken their own defenses to the point they could not stop German aggression.<BR/><BR/>In a way we can hedge against this -- better economic integration and nuclear weapons -- but the former can be used by newborne tyrants and the later is an uncertain weapon.<BR/><BR/>What we need, of course, is strength that we can actually use, both offensively and defensively. We saw with Russia's invasion of Georgia that are overwhelming land-sea-air and nuclear superiority was able to do little to prevent Russia from actually excersizing her power.<BR/><BR/>Better COIN capacity, both to stabilize Georgia and destabilize Russian interests, however, was sorely lacking.<BR/><BR/>Just because COIN proximately targets non-state actors does not mean it is not a tool of great power conflict.Dan tdaxphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205344738190870766noreply@blogger.com