Forty two years of terror and violence: How the U.S. broke up the Muslim world 5pillarsuk.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 5pillarsuk.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For two decades, the Pentagon has been applying the “Rumsfeld/Cebrowski doctrine” to the “wider Middle East”. Several times, it thought of extending it to the “Caribbean Basin”, but refrained from doing so, concentrating its power on its first target. The Pentagon acts as an autonomous decision-making center that is effectively outside the power of the president. It is a civil-military administration that imposes its objectives on the rest of the military. In my book L’Effroyable imposture [1] [2], I wrote, in March, 2002, that the attacks of September 11 were aimed at making the United States accept : on the inside, a system … Continue reading →
Presidents refusing advice of generals is nothing new and often benefits America Lt. Col. (ret.) Daniel L. Davis 2 hours ago President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House about the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on April 14, 2021, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via Getty Images) After months of internal debate, President Biden announced on April 14 that the U.S. would completely withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11. News outlets devoted much ink to the revelation that such a decision went against the advice of his senior military advisers, who had argued against full withdrawal. Before giving blind fealty to the opinions of generals and admirals, however, it might be useful to consider their historical track record.