Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog

Check out this post at Small Wars Journal:

http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2007/10/concerned-anthropologists-or-s/

The first part is a petition by "Network of Concerned Anthropologists" about this very fact; the second half is a parody of NCA's petition by "Seriously Concerned Anthropologists for a Ridiculously Enfeebled Defense" (SCARED). As Dave Dilegge says, "We Report, You Decide."

or, "You can't shrink the Gap until you know what you're shrinking."

The US military and culture is dominated by a hard science focus, as is much US business. For the military this means the technology of kinetics, which is fine for conventional war, but not for the unconventional wars we are facing were the center of gravity is the minds of the populous. Although I am disgusted by the Iraq non-planning of the president, the US military seems to be lead by soldier/scholars who now appear to understand the terrain and the need for the soft sciences. This could lead to the maturation of US society at best.

Although Bush aided Al Qeida by following Al Qeida’s game plan, the success and bloodthirstiness of Al Qeida allows the US to bond with other cultures and may lead to development more defined by the locals.