Review: The New Rules of War – Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder by Sean McFate

Sean McFate 3 Stars — Company Grade Officer Dabbles as Mercenary, Earns PhD, Pens a Sophmoric Best Seller Catering to Deep State Interests Reviewed by Robert David Steele This book is at best a ten page article with ten cute “rules” half of which are wrong. There are some useful observations in the book but …

Robert Steele: Iran (Played by LtGen Paul Van Riper, USMC) Beat the Shit Out of the USA in 2002 — Today They Are, If Anything, Vastly More Capable

Out of the 2,000 plus non-fiction books I have reviewed over time, two have impressed me particularly, both explaining our loss in Viet-Nam: Review: The Tunnels of Cu Chi Review: Bare Feet, Iron Will Then there is the whole matter of electromagnetic and satellite vulnerabily, as well as rear area headquarters (I can cripple MacDill …

Yoda: Stupid Navy — Stupid Northrup Grumman — Death to Sailors From Screens that Kill

Death by screen — thank you, stupid Navy, thank you stupid Northrup Grumman.  Thank you worthless Inspectors General and worthless  Congress. Collision Course When the USS John S. McCain crashed in the Pacific, the Navy blamed the destroyer’s crew for the loss of 10 sailors. The truth is the Navy’s flawed technology set the McCain …

Review: Adopting Mission Command: Developing Leaders for a Superior Command Culture by Donald E. Vandergriff

Donald E. Vandergriff, Adopting Mission Command: Developing Leaders for a Superior Command Culture (Naval Institute Press, 2019) 5 Star Potentially Epic – Could Turn US Military Into an Effective Force Reviewed by Robert David Steele I met the author through Col Dr. Doug Macgregor, USA (Ret), whose various books, but most recently and especially Margin …

Robert Steele: War on Iran? No. Fire Pompeo & Bolton? Yes — Iran’s President Should “Make the Call” Here’s How…

Below is Pepe Escobar’s account of the state of play between Russia, China, and the USA on all topics. Pompeo is an embarrassment — out of his league. Bolton is simply a traitor — an agent of a foreign power — and perhaps out of his mind as well. What Putin and Pompeo did not …