Military Leadership Lessons

The Iraq War was not a good example of the United States going to war after all of the facts became known; however, the facts that were presented to the United Nations (UN) and the American people were a reason to go to war with Iraq because the Iraq government possessed weapons of mass destruction (which turned out to be false and made up by the Brush Administration). Another example, if Iran would bomb Saudi Arab without any cause, it would be a valid reason to go to war since the United States is an ally of Saudi

MG Petraeus effectively used those intellectual standards to solve problems in Mosul. He understood that any unnecessary confrontation on Mosul’s streets could lead to potential strategic consequences. For this reason, MG Petraeus created a concept that he called, “strategic corporal”, which means, decrease potential strategic consequences in those scenarios in which Soldiers must take snap decisions that could lead to firefight. By placing papers at the forward operating base (FOB) command post, and other strategic places, with questions such as, “What have you and your elements done today to contribute to victory? What have you done to win an Iraqi hearts and minds today?” MG Petraeus assured that every Soldier thought twice before they acted.

My co-president Max was the voice of reason in this instance, convincing me to stick with our strategy, to just reinforce our defense, and let the USA lend us aid; Max’s justification was we didn’t want to start the end of the world or get ourselves into a conflict our citizens would be unhappy with. With great reluctance I conceded that I would have to stick with our strategy until at least I knew for sure who bombed us. Our main strategy was to utilize our alliance with the USA to the fullest capability. Now only were they a wonderful deterrent to our neighbors but they also were willing to help supply and aid our military when needed. In return we supplied the USA with any relevant intelligence they may not know of, such as when Saudi Arabia frier built nukes.

Instead, it is Germany’s Military reorganization because it reduced Germany’s military which made them feel weak and trapped which for a nationalism country, it is the worst to no longer feel the pride in your country the you used to. These four ways the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany after WWI helped the Treaty to be the cause of WWII. On that note I will leave you with, do you still believe one document couldn’t have helped to start World War

I thought of him as a very key figure in history because of the Revolutionary War not because of his sabotage of political affairs. This seemed like a negative aspect to me because it made him look bad as a character, or could have changed how people reading this book see him

The main deficiency with Japan’s war plan for Midway, as Symonds pointed out, came from the assumption that the Americans would react and behave in the way that the Japanese wanted, enough for them to strangle and beat down U.S. forces enough to drag them to the negotiation table as they had done with the Russians in the Russo – Japanese War. One mistake that Symonds pointed made on the part of the Japanese regarding their Midway plan was that attacking the island itself provided no advantage for them but everything for the Americans. Japan did not have the resources to both take over Midway and maintain the island, but it boosted all the benefits for the Americans because Midway provided land-based air cover, shorter logistic lines and was close enough to repair facilities that the U.S. forces did not have to stress. Essentially by picking this island, the Japanese had lost another step in the overall battle. Midway was closer to the U.S. bases which were crawling with American submarines and therefore easier to protect instead of the geographical location of Japan were trying to provide resources to Japanese on the would be occupied island would stretch out Japan’s already depleting sources as pointed out by Commander Miyo.

Accordingly, then, while the scope was much larger, that does not necessarily make 9/11 an act of war. Contending that what happened was rather murder, Lincoln supports Hauerwas and deemed it immoral for Bush to have treated it as an act of war. Therefore, we can see how the emphasis on heroism to fight this demonic evil can actually work against people in many ways as it causes this overreaction. Ultimately, we are left to wonder whether war, that subsequently means America would not have the time to worry about the social balance of its nation, or lack thereof, justifies the excuse of fighting for the heroism shown by the responders that sacrificed their lives for

Rough Draft: Military Conscription in the United States Throughout the history of the United States, military drafts have failed to produce their desired effect. Mandatory military service inherently causes an increased military presence, especially within a country containing extensive involvement with foreign affairs. Controversy has historically surrounded military drafts in the United States as often, the wealthy have been successful in avoiding service. Because the issues surrounding a military draft outweigh the pros, the concept of military conscription has become unpopular and the United State 's military has proven itself effective with the current system based on voluntary service. Therefore, the United States should not adopt military conscription because not only would it provoke an increased number of military conflicts and inequality, but also would be unpopular and unnecessary.

One argument made by Senator Robert M. La Follette was “I think all men recognize that in time of war the citizen must surrender some rights for the common good which he is entitled to enjoy in time of peace. But, sir, the right to control their own Government according to constitutional forms is not one of the rights that the citizens of this country are called upon to surrender in time of war.” He does not agree with taking away the right of free speech. There was a cartoon drawn that states “Swat the Fly but Use Common Sense.” This cartoon shows that we wanted to win the war, but we should not take away the important rights of the citizens. There was a Japanese citizen of the United States named Korematsu. He was born in the United States, but his parents were born in Japan.

He uses his feelings of anger and patriotism to portray how Germany would not take control over Britain. He mentions how mightier places such as “Europe and many old and famous States have fallen” to the Nazis, but he also believes that Britain “shall not flag or fail,” (Churchill). He shows his dominance in order to make the citizens feel safe and empowered. This outpouring emotion from the prime minister towards the audience, keeps them enticed during his speech. Churchill closes his speech by emphasizing that the British can go anywhere in the world to fight in a war, and win.

Government officials knew that citizens were unable to withstand the gruesome photos taken of the realities of the war. Showing real images that featured the outcomes of war would have caused Americans to become disheartened thus decreasing American morale. To insure victory, the government enforced the use of censorship throughout the nation. In one propaganda poster, the caption reads “Let’s Censor Our Conversation About the War” (“Censored”). The propaganda poster revealed the extent of which the government kept a eye and ear to all American citizens as an attempt to preserve American loyalty.

Learning the US Army philosophy and concepts of Mission Command is of great value to working in a multinational staff at various levels for instance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to indicate what benefit it has to me of gaining knowledge of US Army Mission Command. It helps me in my future (international) duty assignments the following graduation from the Sergeants Major Course (SMC). Multinational Collaboration In the contemporary Land Operations, we collaborate with international partners and non-governmental organizations. The key is Manoeuvrist Approach and Mission Command (Afdeling Land Warfare, 2014).

Based on current research and expert opinions I argue that U.S. drone strikes are an ineffective and damaging long-term counterterrorism strategy. Mounting evidence suggests that they do not only increase anti-American sentiment, but also allow the United States to become emotionally disconnected from the horrors of war. Michael Boyle, PhD, former member of President Obama 's counterterrorism expert advisory group, mirrors and builds on these ideas in his paper "The Costs and Consequences of Drone Warfare": "The Obama administration 's embrace of drones is encouraging a new arms race for drones that will empower current and future rivals and lay the foundations for an international system that is increasingly violent, destabilized and