http://defensetech.org/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:15:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://defensetech.org/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/comment-page-1/#comment-136444 Thomas L. Nielsen Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:52:47 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/#comment-136444 "How much expertise does it take to be an expert?" Answer: Just a little bit more than the person you're talking to. Thomas L. Nielsen Denmark “How much expertise does it take to be an expert?“
Answer: Just a little bit more than the person you’re talking to.
Thomas L. Nielsen
Denmark

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/comment-page-1/#comment-136443 Mark Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:53:54 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/#comment-136443 Though I enjoyed reading some favorite John Arquilla soundbites in the context of the NEW YORKER, Hersh's article is pretty obvious stuff. If Israel's civilian & military leadership DIDN"T run their intentions by Washington before the Lebanon escapade, THEN something would have been wrong. Granted, the low level of Israeli planning and intelligence might lead one to believe that Olmert and company are just clueless enough that might have happened. It's part of of our further education about how the world is changing, but it's an intersting moment when the latest ME conflict increasingly provides the spectacle of a disciplined, well-backed force with state-of-the-art weapons and strategy opposing a group of blustering military amateurs Though I enjoyed reading some favorite John Arquilla soundbites in the context of the NEW YORKER, Hersh’s article is pretty obvious stuff. If Israel’s civilian & military leadership DIDN“T run their intentions by Washington before the Lebanon escapade, THEN something would have been wrong.
Granted, the low level of Israeli planning and intelligence might lead one to believe that Olmert and company are just clueless enough that might have happened. It’s part of of our further education about how the world is changing, but it’s an intersting moment when the latest ME conflict increasingly provides the spectacle of a disciplined, well-backed force with state-of-the-art weapons and strategy opposing a group of blustering military amateurs

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/comment-page-1/#comment-136442 sometv Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:17:28 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/#comment-136442 The New Yorker has a renowned fact checking department. The New Yorker has a renowned fact checking department.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/comment-page-1/#comment-136440 mike Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:34:21 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/#comment-136440 Shawn hit that on the head. If that's the best the IDF could manage with an air assault on Hizaballah, well, good luck with Iran. Whether or not you're ideologically predisposed to like Hersh or not the fact is that he tends to be describe things that turn out to be objectively true. It's pretty obvious that he's plugged into the "dissident" streams of career folks in DoD, State, and probably a bit in the intel community, and as long as his stuff keeps turning out to be true there's not much to be gained by calling him out on anonymous sources. Shawn hit that on the head. If that’s the best the IDF could manage with an air assault on Hizaballah, well, good luck with Iran.
Whether or not you’re ideologically predisposed to like Hersh or not the fact is that he tends to be describe things that turn out to be objectively true. It’s pretty obvious that he’s plugged into the “dissident” streams of career folks in DoD, State, and probably a bit in the intel community, and as long as his stuff keeps turning out to be true there’s not much to be gained by calling him out on anonymous sources.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/comment-page-1/#comment-136438 Praetorian Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:01:49 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/2006/08/15/my-country-for-a-source/#comment-136438 I find the whole discussion hilarious. So what if Israel had plans: It's called contingency planning and it's one of the most responsible, sane things to do for any government. I find the whole discussion hilarious. So what if Israel had plans: It’s called contingency planning and it’s one of the most responsible, sane things to do for any government.

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