Re: News Release

"Cliff" <whidbey.us@gmail.com> writes:
> Many many reports.
> Any of the older generals that were considered "the cold warrior" have a
> different mindset than Rumsfeld. they have fought with him all the way.
> Rumsfeld believes in a light, fast army with good use of special forces
> instead of battalions fighting it out in open warfare. The "old guard"
> believes in a massive miltary and overwhelming superiority of numbers which
> just does not fit into todays scenarios.

this predates the current conflict and owes a lot to Boyd's influence.

a lot of anecdotal accounts have John Boyd being responsible for the battle
plan in the earlier Iraqi conflict (in quite a bit of conflict with
the old guard) .. an older post
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2004d.html#61 If you're going to bullshit, eschew moderation

a couple articles from around the web:
http://www.d-n-i.net/fcs/comments/c455.htm How Col. John Boyd Beat the Generals, August 12, 2002
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_32_18/ai_91210683 Insight on the news: How Col. John Boyd beat the generals

there were supposedly subsequent comments about the biggest problem with
the current conflict is that John Boyd had died in 1997.

a few recent posts mentioning John Boyd:
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#42 Votes are coins stamped with the Red Queen's head
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006f.html#14 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006f.html#41 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#1 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#9 The Pankian Metaphor

Another conflict involves the Crusader. a couple posting/articles on
the subject
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2005t.html#14 Dangerous Hardware
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bbmilitary/jan-june02/crusader_6-19.html
http://www.carlylegroup.net/thebigguns.htm
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1304652

There are similar issues for both Abrahms and Crusader with regard to
rapid air deployment and transition to Boyd's maneuver warfare.

another article on the paradigm change:
http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2005/Pentagon-Rumsfeld-Preemptive11mar05.htm

although Boyd was extremely instrumental in the F16 ... he was a
strong proponent behind the principles involved in the F20/Tigershark,
which significantly reduced the maint. requirement per hour flown as
well as level of technology and skill level needed to support the F16.

articles on Boyd and 4th generation warfare:
http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/003037.php
http://www.d-n-i.net/second_level/fourth_generation_warfare.htm
http://www.counterpunch.org/lind03082003.html
http://www.emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/01/boyds_relevance.html
http://www.dcmilitary.com/navy/tester/8_16/commentary/22780-1.html
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?filename=Fourth_Generation_Warfare.htm

lots of past postings mentioning John Boyd
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subboyd.html#boyd
numerous articles from around the web mentioning boyd
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subboyd.html#boyd2

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Anne & Lynn Wheeler | http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/