Word: cridland
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...1920s and the U.S. disaster in Vietnam. Moreover, it is bad military doctrine to fight the inevitable guerrilla war without an integrated hearts-and-minds operation. What I'm saying isn't hindsight; many of us have known from the start that the Iraq war was insane. J. Stephen Cridland Cape Town...
...1920s and the U.S. disaster in Vietnam. Moreover, it is bad military doctrine to fight the inevitable guerrilla war without an integrated hearts-and-minds operation. What I'm saying isn't hindsight; many of us have known from the start that the Iraq war was insane. J. Stephen Cridland Cape Town...
...STEPHEN CRIDLAND...
...Apollo team knew their job was risky. When the survivors returned to their Baghdad house after the firefight, they found laid out on Jay Hunt's bed a farewell letter and gifts for his family. Ahmelman too "knew it could happen," says Cridland, who discussed the dangers with his friend a few days before he left Australia. Ahmelman had prepared for his new job by taking refresher courses in shooting and unarmed combat. "He was a warrior," says Cridland. In war, wrote the Chinese sage Sun Tzu, "he will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared...
...knew that they were going to die, rushed their hijackers before the terrorists reached their objective. These Americans were as brave as any heroes of legend. This cool courage is one crucial ingredient in dealing with terrorists. The time for being cowards and mere survivors is over. J. STEPHEN CRIDLAND Observatory, South Africa...