I think part of the problem is that at the end of the Cold War, we were affected by triumphalism or hubris, whatever you want to call it.
The President does not like having countervailing opinions, he does not like being disagreed with.
I'm kind of pessimistic for the near term.
Allies are a huge asset and in not understanding that I think is a real problem.
Development is a lot cheaper than sending soldiers.
He would be candid and honest, willing to tell the President straight from the shoulder what he needs to hear.
He is deeply knowledgeable about the international scene and geopolitics.
Without proper and predictable funding, no amount of reform or clever reorganization will provide America with a military capable of accompl...
I soon learned that the only way I could get significant new or additional equipment to commanders in the field in weeks or months, not year...
the real problem with United States policy in the Middle East is the lack of a clear strategy.
This is a Department that principally plans for war. It is not organized to wage war, and that is what I am trying to fix.