Two Books Shaping the Afghan Debate - Article

#3
#3
OrangeEmpire said:
Not to be what ever.......... but you can choose books from 4,000 years ago and figure out the mess we are in.

Are our politicians really this fad crazy?

:banghead2:
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I agree. A few other points. The intentional choice of Vietnam era books directs ones thoughts to Afghanistan being a Vietnam. It puts blinders on so to speak.

Also, I wonder if both sides are reading the other side's favorite book here.

I sincerely hope that the Afghan strategy isn't being determined by the book-of-the-month club.
 
#4
#4
volinbham said:
I agree. A few other points. The intentional choice of Vietnam era books directs ones thoughts to Afghanistan being a Vietnam. It puts blinders on so to speak.

Also, I wonder if both sides are reading the other side's favorite book here.

I sincerely hope that the Afghan strategy isn't being determined by the book-of-the-month club.
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Why is every thing about Vietnam............ people act as if the military lost the war. Our government failed the soldier and the citizen.

If any thing, why are our fad of the month club members reading about the Russian struggles in Afghan...... oh wait......... we helped that!

:banghead2:

:mf_surrender:
 
#5
#5
I would be amazed if someone in congress had any idea what books to read to help evaluate the current predicament.

Afghanistan and Vietnam are two different wars, different cultures and different beliefs. While it is easy and lazy to compare the two applying the same strategy would (will) not work.

To make it easy for them to understand, some light reading such as 'The Afghan Campaign' would help push them in the correct direction. Historical fiction that tells how Alexander contemplated and dealt with Afghans. Perhaps it would engage them enough to actually read it?
 
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#6
MontereyVol said:
I would be amazed if someone in congress had any idea what books to read to help evaluate the current predicament.

Afghanistan and Vietnam are two different wars, different cultures and different beliefs. While it is easy and lazy to compare the two applying the same strategy would (will) not work.

To make it easy for them to understand, some light reading such as 'The Afghan Campaign' would help push them in the correct direction. Historical fiction that tells how Alexander contemplated and dealt with Afghans. Perhaps it would engage them enough to actually read it?
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Why would any one in your gov't read any thing about the greatest military commander the world has ever known?
 
#8
#8
MontereyVol said:
Its your government too, flat foot.

Alexander is One of the greats not necessarily the greatest.
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Not mine............. I just happen to work for an incompetant state branch.

:hi:

Really? Who would you choose to fight him?
 
#10
#10
KB5252 said:
Give us your top 5 Monterey. This would be interesting.
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I'm all in baby.............

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#11
#11
1.) Alexander
2.) Ghenghis Khan
3.) Belisarius
4.) Napoleon
5.) Hannibal Barca

*No navy crap!
 
#12
#12
Off the top of my head in no particular order

Julius Caesar
Rommel
Ghengis
Hannibal
Alexander
Muhammad
Napoleon
 
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MontereyVol said:
Off the top of my head in no particular order

Julius Caesar
Rommel
Ghengis
Hannibal
Alexander
Muhammad
Napoleon
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You do have some sense........... :p

The central theme of my commanders are small quick striking armies.

If I was going for brute force who cares nothing about casualties, it would be hard to find a better commander than Georgy Zhukov.
 
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