Future Defense Visions

General examination of future defense trends and
considerations for reform to achieve maximum efficiency.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Thoughts on Losing Our Way

Herbert sounds like a classic New Left socialist -- the evil capitalist warmongers are ensuring there are, few if any quality, good-paying j...

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Whither Army: A Frontline View

DoDBuzz.com March 14, 2011 By Colin Clark The Army is trying to figure out how to take advantage of the coming period of retrenchment and re...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Fix the Army, Now!

Fix the Army, Now! By Douglas Macgregor Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 11:59 am Posted in Land, Policy EDITOR: Doug Macgregor is alternately rev...

Friday, September 10, 2010

So, Who Won the War in Iraq? Iran

By Mohamad Bazzi BEIRUT, Lebanon - In February 2003, as he marshaled the United States for war, President George W. Bush declared: "A n...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Future U.S. Geostrategic Focus

There will be plenty spirits of Iraq policy past, present and future crowding the dais tonight as the President announces a “successful” tra...

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Four More Years Of War -- Just For Starters

Four More Years Of War -- Just For Starters First Posted: 07-30-10 09:30 AM | Updated: 07-30-10 10:33 AM Dan Froomkin froomkin@huffingtonpos...

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

News Alert: Secret Archive Gives Grim View of Afghan War

Hopefully, the revelations from these archives, especially about the inadequacy of the deployed forces, equipment, generalship and RoE in Af...

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Future Defense Visions

Douglas A. Macgregor, Ph.D.: Colonel (ret) Douglas Macgregor is a decorated combat veteran, the author of four books and a PhD. He is also Executive Vice President of Burke-Macgregor Group LLC, a consulting and intellectual capital brokerage firm based in Reston, VA. He was commissioned in the US Army in 1976 after one year at VMI and four years at West Point. His groundbreaking books, Breaking the Phalanx (1997) and Transformation under Fire (2003) has influenced change inside America’s ground forces. His doctoral dissertation, The Soviet-East German Military Alliance, published as a book by Cambridge University Press in 1989. In 1991, he was awarded the bronze star with “V” device for valor under fire with the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment that destroyed a full-strength Republican Guard Brigade on 26 February 1991. The Battle of the 73 Easting, the U.S. Army’s largest tank battle since World War II is the subject of his book, Warrior’s Rage. The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting. Macgregor has testified as an expert witness on national security issues before the House Armed Services and House Foreign Relations Committee. He is a frequent guest commentator on radio and television.

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