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		<title>Bing West tells us about &#8220;Grit, Strategy and the Way Out of Afghanistan&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq & Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  Today we have a review of what seems likely to be a major genre of military literature for the next generation, if our experience in Vietnam repeats itself &#8212; why we lost in Afghanistan, and how we could have won.  It&#8217;s a well-researched, thoughtful book, reviewed by a top professional.  Both the book and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34342&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where to go for information about our conflict with Iran, and why you should understand what&#8217;s happening</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[War with Iran]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  Our conflict with Iran is complex, multidimensional, with deep roots in history.  On the FM website we&#8217;ve provided a series of posts examining aspects of this conflict, each with summaries (and links) to primary sources and expert analysis.  This is especially important since so much of what the mainstream media report is incorrect or misleading. Here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34833&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WPR: &#8220;Counterinsurgency in the Post-COIN Era&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[America's long war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our military]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  A special issue of World Politics Review reveals the key problems facing the US military.  They provide little meaningful analysis, let alone solutions.  But these articles provide a start for the necessary reevaluation of our fantastically expensive military, foundation for our mad and unprofitable empire. &#8220;Counterinsurgency in the Post-COIN Era&#8220;, Special Feature Report of the World Politics [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34685&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some foes of the Republic revealed themselves by sponsoring the Enemy Expatriation Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[charles dent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jason altmire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  The Republic is dying, its foundation whittled away by a thousand cuts during the past century.  Now its enemies become bolder, assaulting its heart and core.  Sometimes they win; sometimes they fail but prepare the way for the next assault.  Now we must become bolder.  As a sign of our weakness none dare name as enemies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34759&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Martin van Creveld explains the essence of Airpower Yesterday,Today, and Tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airpower]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  As we increasingly rely on projecting power from the air, it&#8217;s become more important to understand the history and future of airpower.  As with any aspect of the military arts, we first turn to Martin van Creveld, who has written 22 books about almost every significant aspect of war — technology, logistics, air power and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34289&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hot news! The wehrmacht failed to take Greece. Now Germany tries again, with a different method.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Geopolitical news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[germany]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  Germany used it power over the European Monetary Union to institute a monetary policy that disproportionately benefited itself, to the disadvantage of the periphery nations.  Germany prospered, they lost competitiveness.  Now Germany acts to continue the game, attempting to force the losers to stay in the game.  Now it&#8217;s Greece&#8217;s turn to go under the hammer.  Will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34663&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Question time on the FM website (plus The Week in Review)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Geopolitical news]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask any question about geopolitics, broadly defined. We &#8212; and others reading the FM website &#8212; will attempt to answer it in the comments.   All answers welcomed!  This will be the last of these.  The experiement started well, but the questions have tapered off in quality and quantity &#8211; and it requires a lot of work. Contents [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=33888&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The key to building an effective military that we can afford:  bring back the militia!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Our military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[militia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  Slowly realization spreads that we cannot afford our current military forces.  This forces us to consider new forms of organization.  In this, as in so many things, the Founders give us sound advice.  Militia can provide a key component of our military. &#8220;Going Back to the Future &#8211; Militia Model Could Cut U.S. Expenditures&#8220;, Ron Fogleman, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34537&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Europe&#8217;s rulers copying the policies of Herbert Hoover in 1929, or the French Monarchy in 1789?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Post-WWII era over?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  There are two paths for Europe. The path it is on, leading to a painful future and fundamental change.  And the other path, with unknown risks and pain &#8212; but offering the potential for a better future.  The path chosen by Europe&#8217;s leaders reveals much about them.  The outcome will reveal much about Europe&#8217;s peoples. Two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34569&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bernard Finel examines American Delusions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bernard finel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Today guest author Bernard Finel discusses one of the major themes of the FM website:  our broken thinking (aka dysfunctional observation-orientation-decision-action loop).  This was originally posted at his website on 17 January 2012. &#8220;American Delusions&#8221; by Bernard Finel One of the biggest problems with our domestic political discourse is that much of the American [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2055373&amp;post=34409&amp;subd=fabiusmaximus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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