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(Analyst's note:  Maj General Valley makes it clear that our nation has some civilian "leaders" and certain number of America's top military leadership who are not "getting it done" -- lacking vision, strategy, trade-craft, and understanding of the basics required for our national survival.  War is not a friendly game of scrabble around the kitchen table - Generals are expected to win -- and "close" still only counts in horse shoes.  As Gen. Patton might well have said in today's enviornment, we will not simply send'em a message, we'll kill the ...., making sure they die for their country or cause.  And then there was something about grabbing them by the nose, and kicking them in the pants?  Political correctness kills as much in the wars of today as it did in our past.   Examples of previous searchs for real warriors are provided in this article with insight into President Lincoln (Civil War) , Gen. George C. Marshall (WWII) and Gen. Matthew Ridgway (Korea).  In my book, one example of a General who still needs to be retired ASAP is Gen. Casey (now the USA Chief of Staff) - but that is another story.  Like the author of this article, I agree that we need more Gen. George Washingtons or Gen. Pattons who know how to "[...] interface between policy and action."  I didn't make it to that generals "charm school," but I understand the words they sometimes use.  Washington and Patton "gotter done" and knew how to find others who knew how to fight to win.  Semper Fidelis)

"[...] In war, for generals to succeed, they must be men of character and integrity (and the vast majority are), accepting risk and uncertainty as the unchanging features of war. They must also demonstrate a willingness to stand up and be counted, to put country before career and, if necessary, to resign. Generals must also be students of their profession and of their enemies especially now with a thorough understanding of the expanding Iran, the global Caliphate, Sharia Law and the goals of the Jihadists. They must be able to put themselves in the position of their enemies, avoid rigid adherence to ideas and methods that are ineffective and adopt what works while concentrating their minds on the essential tasks. These attributes have many times been absent in the U.S. senior military and political ranks. Keep in mind that China and Russia are not our friends and do what they can see the power of the United States weaken as they get stronger. They have their scenarios well planned out."
 
"America’s leaders should begin with Sun-Tzu's principles concerning diplomacy [...]"
 
"[...] There is another section of the Art of War that can help the United States. This is Sun-Tzu's repeated emphasis on the "unorthodox" or, as we prefer to call it today, unconventional warfare. We must, from a high-level strategic view, look at this current global war as combating an enemy who fights in a completely unorthodox manner, and we must fight him the very same way, but more cleverly and more effectively. We must use our full military and intellectual arsenal as a super power to bring victory sooner rather than later. And this can be done only with a specific endgame in mind, and with a corollary commitment to victory."
 

 

"For the United States, the "unorthodox" should now be fashioned not only on the battlefield, but also long before the battle. Indeed, to prevent the most dangerous forms of battle, which would be expressions of all-out unconventional warfare, the United States should examine a number of promising new postures. [...] For now, every enemy state knows pretty much exactly how the United States will initiate and conduct war. If, however, the United States did not always signal perfect rationality to its enemies – that is, that its actions (defensive and offensive) were not always completely measured and predictable – it could significantly enhance both its overall deterrence posture and its capacity to carry out certain preemption options. These same lessons now apply to diplomacy and politics, which are all too often mired in entirely predictable U.S. policies."
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