Pensieri – IV

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. Pensieri – I is here.Pensieri – II is here.Pensieri – III is…

Pensieri – II

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. Pensieri – I is here.Pensieri – II is here.Pensieri – III is…

On Getting Ahead In Strategic Studies

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. Two rivers of thought reached confluence in my mind today. One carries…

Maritime And Other Powers

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. Maritime power — also land, cyber, air, and space power — is…

Federal Executive Redesign I – As I See It XV: After Washing Down Washington D.C.

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. Statecraft is facing facts, accepting reality as it is, and responding rationally,…

As I See It XI: Size Matters

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. Train Hard Fight Easy Win Early A group has no centered-self. An…

As I See It VI: Revolution In Military Affairs

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. This was recorded on the 17SEP21 and and went to YouTube on…

As I See It V: American Foreign Responsibilities

Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. AMERICAN FOREIGN RESPONSIBILITIES Be FairBe FirmBe Faithful American foreign policy — the…

Civil War Over Abortion

Principle I The United States have no interest in the domestic affairs of other countries and expect other countries to reciprocate by having no interest in our domestic affairs. The United States have interest in the lines of communication running between The United States and all other countries and expect all other countries to bear…

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COCOM Revisits

As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. In the grasp and design of US Foreign Responsibility and Policy, I have focused on the importance of the Combatant Commands, aka COCOMs. I have been dissatisfied with both the demarcation and the composition of the present system of COCOMs. I remain so. While I believe the COCOMs…

Nature Abhors An Hegemon

The One Is Indivisible The Truth Is The Whole Click Here For A PDF Of This Post Nature abhors an hegemon and has powers far more than sufficient to drive the same loco.  And always does, always will.  This fact is an occasion for faith.  For sanity to be maintained, faith in this fact is…

General Staffs For The Churches

AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA Man up, Christian. You say you are the church militant, start acting like one. The churches — as distinguished from The Church, the Power and Spiritual Community Who animates the churches and to Whom the churches belong — need general staffs. To the objection that this assertion assumes church polity is episcopal…

INDOPACOM

AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA Viewing INDOPACOM as a whole, these total/joint — Diplomacy, Finance, War-Fighting — force posture necessities should be noted: 1- INDOPACOM is an Army show because the Army is the lead component of the total/joint force — which includes also State and Treasury Departments– facing the region’s chief hegemon, China. Every COCOM is…

The INDO-PACIFIC Region Is A Land-Based Problem Set

AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA When admirals’ ships are crashing about and generals’ fighting formations are losing wars as well as battles, the premise(s) from which their proceedings proceed are false.  Events such as these indicate the presence of more and deeper irresponsibility than can be adduced from an incidental mishap. In the case of US armed…

Land War In China And Against China Is A Rational Problem Set

x AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA SCMP used to be anti-Communist, now it is ChiCom Lite at least. Today is 2019.  It is not 1953.  Land war in China and against China is now a rational problem set, not an irrational renunciation of sanity. China is in the grip of aggressive, hegemonic imperialists of the Socialist cast.…