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Tim Moreman's avatar

Reminds me of some syndicates at the Staff College.....

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Brendan McBreen's avatar

Outstanding, Robert! I really like the historical examples you selected. "Blinkered Generals" is one of my favorite phrases - many are blinded like horses in a race for glory. Our institutional tendency - in my experience - is to mock and denigrate our political leaders. This is dangerous self-importance, believing that only military professionals should deal with conflict. On active duty, for decades, I never thought once about civil-military relations, authorities, or decisions. Now it is all I think about.

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