Posts Tagged ‘Doctrine’
More on “Persistent Engagement”
An earlier post had suggested that the outlines of an Obama doctrine -- of "persistent engagement" -- are emerging. The following Ares report, lending weight to the observation that "war" is now to be called "engagement" and the sense of extended duration is to be described as "persistent" or "consistent", is relevant to this discussion: [...]
Persistent Engagement — Preview of an Emergent Obama Doctrine
In his Posture Statement submitted, in advance of his testimony, to the US Senate Committee on Armed Services hearings on Thursday 14 May 2009, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Navy Admiral Michael G. Mullen has outlined a strategic vision of perpetual war that may well provide an early glimpse into much of what may come to be called "the [...]
