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Sunday, June 29, 2003

EMPIRE AND MILITARY IDENTITY "Trent steps into a debate between Vlahos & Pournelle. We are not seeing new patterns evolve here, he says. We are seeing old American military cultural memes and patterns re-emerge. The strength of the Vlahos column is that he's starting to ask some of the right questions about adapting the structure of the American military to an age of small wars." Winds of Change.NET 2:53:22 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM IN IRAQ Saddam Hussein in particular, and the Baath Party he led in general, were quite good at playing the local and Western media. Now out of power, captured documents and prisoner interrogations make it clear that Baath had a "worst case" plan. If Baath lost power, the Sunni Arabs who comprise most of the Baath Party, would engage in economic sabotage to increase popular unrest. Attacks on coalition troops, encouraged by cash bounties, would encourage the coalition to engage in reprisal measures that would further increase hatred for the foreigners. StrategyPage 2:26:42 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

Tuesday, April 08, 2003

URBAN TACTICS GALORE New Urban Warfare Tactics Employed By US Troops -- Janes The Lessons Of Mogadishu Mogadishu Lessons Help Foil Saddam's Strategy "Iraqi leader Saddam Hussen's strategy of creating a "series of Mogadishus" in Iraq's southern cities failed because the United States committed overwhelming firepower and political will, unlike in Somalia in 1993, Pentagon officials said yesterday." -- Washington Times 5:22:12 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

WAR COUNCIL -- BLOGS How To Defeat An Urban Phalanx -- John Robb 4th I-D Heads for Tikrit -- The Greatest Jeneration The Lesson Of Mogadishu -- Little Green Footballs A Very Victorian War -- Winds Of Change Baghdad vs. Stalingrad -- Instapundit Urban Warfare Made Easier -- StrategyPage Via Instapundit 12:07:59 AM    Permission To Speak Freely []

Sunday, April 06, 2003

WAR COUNCIL -- MAINSTREAM MEDIA NOW COMES THE 'CHECKPOINT' WAR Active battles evolve into a trickier effort Military Analysis:  Thomas E. Ricks -- Washington Post INCURSION AIMS TO SHOW RESIDENTS THAT US CAN ATTACK AT WILL The American drive through Baghdad was the first of a series intended to confuse the Iraqi military and topple Saddam Hussein. Military Analysis:  Michael Gordon, Chief Military Correspondant -- NY Times PLAN IS TO CONTROL CITY STEP BY STEP Quick armored thrust was designed to show the allies' ability to move into Baghdad at will. Los Angeles Times BREAKTHROUGH IN IRAQI CAPITAL The American armored penetration into southern Baghdad suggest Iraq's defense of its capital is not functioning.   Ze'ev Chafitz, Haaretz Military Analyst BOOTS ON THE GROUND WIN WARS General Wesley Clark/CNN FAIR TEST? Shifting goals required a change in strategy, but that doesn't mean the 'shock and awe' concept was flawed.   Harlan Ullman, creator of the 'Shock And Awe' concept   7:24:43 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

Sunday, March 30, 2003

WAR COUNCIL -- BLOGS Risks And Realities Of Urban Warfare -- Via Metafilter Assymetric Warfare -- Via The Agonist Movie Used As Iraqi Battle Plan -- The Command Post War Plans, Iraqi Regulars -- The Command Post Saddam's Penal Troops -- Winds Of Change 3:39:37 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

WAR COUNCIL War Goals Begin To Diverge -- Washington Post War Plan 'Audacious, Prudent' -- CNN Too Little Shock, Not Enough Awe -- Los Angeles Times 2:19:55 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

Saturday, March 29, 2003

WAR COUNCIL The War In Iraq Turns Ugly.  That's What Wars Do. --  James Webb/NY Times Analysis:  US Military Denies Pause. -- BBC Military Analyst 7:38:25 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

Thursday, March 27, 2003

GENERAL FRANKS' AUDACIOUS PLAN When Dan Goure talks, SACOM listens.  Despite setbacks, according to Goure, General Franks' Plan proves he is the right man for the job.  Bold Thrust Brings Critics, For Now 5:38:39 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

PENTAGON RE-ADJUSTS THE STRATEGY -- VIDEO The Washington Post's Tom Ricks on the shifting military strategy.  Post's Ricks On Military Ops. 5:31:59 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

ALLIED STRATEGY FOR THE SECOND WEEK New York Times Chief Military Correspondent Michael R. Gordon details the re-alignment of American strategy after the first week -- to defeat the Fedayeen in the South and prepare for the battle of Baghdad as the Second Armored Regiment and Fourth Infantry Division arrive and re-inforce.  Allies Adapt To Setbacks 11:02:12 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

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