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A few nights ago I watched the PBS Special "Frontline - Bush's War".
There was some great footage of Shinseki standing up to Rumsfeld regarding the number of troops required in "post hostilities" Iraq; also some not so great footage of Shinseki being sidelined for his efforts.
If this 82nd Airborne COIN thing is such an obviously bad idea is someone or more importantly a group of someones going to put their necks on the line and say so?
Perhaps there isn’t enough truly COIN educated officers in high enough places whose standing-up would mean something?
S
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