Jerry Boykin: Benghazi — Focus on Failure of DoD to Rescue with Comment & Links by Robert Steele

BOYKIN: Congress asking the wrong questions on Benghazi Lack of military response should be top issue Washington Times, 26 December 2012 “Iknew wherever I was that you thought of me and that if I got in a tight place, you would come — if alive.” This statement was contained in a letter dated March 10, …

Richard Wright: Friedman on Hagel — Zionists Backing Down? Steele Overview & Remember the USS Liberty

Given the out of control slander and vicious opposition of the Zionists and the neo-cons to Chuck Hagel’s leaked nomination prospects, this comes as a pleasant surprise. Give Chuck a Chance By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN New York Times December 25, 2012 In case you haven’t heard, President Obama is considering appointing Chuck Hagel, a former …

Marcus Aurelius: Army Spreading Troops Around Africa?

A broad concept that illuminate the fact that Special Operations Forces are not available for such duties. Army plans to shift troops to U.S. Africa Command Aims for quick crisis response U.S. Africa Command, the military’s newest regional force, will have more troops available early next year as the Pentagon winds down from two ground …

Richard Wright: On DoD Transformation, Chuck Hagel, & Zionist Meddling

REACTING TO: 2012 Robert Steele: Reflections on the US Military — Severe Cuts Essential — and a Prerequisite to Creating a 450-Ship Navy, a Long-Haul Air Force, and an Air-Liftable Army + Sanity RECAP and Gordon Duff: Honoring Chuck Hagel, Fed Up with Zionist Meddling in US Affairs 24 December 2012 Robert Much of how …

NIGHTWATCH: From 1979 to 2012 – No Improvement in DoD Response to Ambassadors and Embassies in Extremis + EE21 RECAP

Ambassador Dubbs was killed in Afghanistan in 1979, not 1988. Thus there has been no improvement in US crisis management responses for rescuing a US ambassador in trouble between 1979 and 2012. NIGHTWATCH KGS Home See Also: Graphic: Benghazi Fiasco Master Post with Links to All Posts, Map of DoD Assets Ordered to “Stand Down,” …

GI Wilson: A Tale for the Day — US Government (the Titanic), National Security Spending (the Iceberg), and Why We Are Our Own Worst Enemy

The ultimate 21st Century cage match: Titanic Government vs. the National Security Iceberg Fabius Maximus, 20 December 2012 Summary: Today GI Wilson writes about the great game of the 21st century — the US government vs. our 4GW foes. Once called “low intensity war”, our foes have taught us the ability of sustained 4GW produces …

Reference: Atlantic Council Envisioning 2030: US Strategy for a Post-Western World

Document:  Envisioning 2030: US Strategy for a Post-Western World (Atlantic Council, 10 December 2030) Executive Summary Agree that we are at a potentially historic transition point.  However, the Atlantic Council lacks the strategic analytic model to make the most of its otherwise formidable brain trust.  Agree on the need for a new mental map, but …