“To win without a fight, we must be able to win a fight. And we must make our adversary sure of that, by keeping multiple options that give them multiple dilemmas,” he said. “War is a series of temporary conditions, and you lose during the transition. Something always changes, so the question is, are we prepared for the transitions?” | |
— Gen. David Perkins, | |
Commander of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command | |
[This quote is taken from the article: “Army’s Doctrine Chief: Expect The Unexpected“, in the magazine Government Executive. | |
The magazine web site is located at: http://www.govexec.com/ | |
The article can be found at: http://www.govexec.com/defense/2014/09/armys-doctrine-chief-expect-unexpected/95138/?oref=govexec_today_nl — KMAB] | |
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A Series Of Temporary Conditions
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