We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:59:14 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2010 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:49:54 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85548 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85548 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:02:52 -0600
Battle skills tend to be transferable from one AO to another with any needful fine adjustments picked up on the job. But the "who to know", map studies, logistics preload, and language study tend to be AO specific.

I suspect that some of the mullahs will speak Arabic, since Arabic is the religious language of islam, but no clue how much of the general population speaks it.

www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp

But, what this is about is disingenuous slight of handing. Another indicator that this current admin has no intention of being forthright or honest about anything it does. Image uber alles. Substance be damned.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85523 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85523 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:50:17 -0600

]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85507 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85507 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:28:49 -0600 I've been told that, if brought up, this topic may not be answered by the guest, as it is out of his hands.  I understand that, but I still think it warrants an official answer from either the DoD or the Army.

And no, I won't be bringing it up myself (I've completely lost my voice and am operating as a deaf person right now.  very interesting... annoying, but interesting), but I personally believe it will come up.  We shall see.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85501 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85501 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:50:53 -0600
of course, the mil sourcing officer is the one who appears to be the one left holding the bag, but it need not occur if those higher had the intestinal fortitude to damn well ensure that a valid plan with a valid sequencing of valid units with specific capabilities is all lined up.

granted, plans change.  deal with it.  (but why the need to change the plan just for the sake of changing the plan??)
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hoser.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85497 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/diversions.html#comment-85497 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:52:23 -0600