'While I'm on Clausewitz it's pretty obvious that "selection and maintenance of the aim" was not performed in either
TELIC or HERRICK. I'm pretty convinced that senior Army leaders, rather than politicians, were to blame in both instances. Their intention was undoubtedly to carve out a role for a larger proportion of the Army than had been involved in the initial stages of both operations; the end result was perceived failure and the need for large numbers of regular (as opposed to SF) troops being questioned, making them an easy target in SDSR 2010 cuts. The law of unintended consequences... '
Easy,
Have you been to either?
And I don't mean to the crewrooms, I mean downtown.
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