Future Defense Visions

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

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Two Articles of Interest

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As you can see from the first article below, China is anxious to do what the US can no longer afford to do -- prop up the Euro and the EU. ...

AFCEA

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

US BREATHES LIFE INTO A NEW COLD WAR

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By M K Bhadrakumar There might have been a difference of opinion between the classical Greek dramatist Aeschylus and British romantic poet P...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Careerism and Psychopathy in the US Military

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Weekend Edition April 29 - May 1, 2011 "Glibness, Superficial Charm, Grandiose Sense of Self-Worth, Deceitful, Cunning, Manipulative, L...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

A Radical Plan for Cutting the Defense Budget and Reconfiguring the U.S. Military

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Total savings: $279.5 billion. BY DOUGLAS MACGREGOR APRIL 26, 2011 In the spirit of spending wisely, here is my plan to reconfigure the mili...

Lean, Mean Fighting Machine

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How to slash the Pentagon budget? Declare victory and go home. BY DOUGLAS MACGREGOR APRIL 26, 2011 Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, sai...
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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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