"The
Decision to Fight" (Editorial) May 1991
By John T. Correll
Desert Storm set the right example for when
and how US troops should be committed to combat.
"Tinkering
With Deadly Force" (Editorial)
January 1993
By John T. Correll
The "Limited Objectives" school is not the first to think war can be regulated or that force can be used in measured doses.
"Roots
of Failure" (Editorial) February 1994
By John T. Correll
It wasn't personality or style that did in Les Aspin. It was policies that wouldn't work.
"Soft
Power" (Editorial)
May 1994
By John T. Correll
From "assertive multilateralism" to "transnational threats," the ideas keep bubbling up.
"Rehearsal
for Crises to Come" (Editorial) August 1994
By John T. Correll
We will face essentially the same issues again and again as other radical states acquire the bomb.
"The
Confessions of Robert S. McNamara" (Editorial) June 1995
By John T. Correll
He still has not learned the real lessons of the Vietnam War.
"The
Lake Doctrine" (Editorial) May 1996
By John T. Correll
The threshold for commitment of US military force abroad is lower than it used to be.
"The
Murky Edges of Mootwah" (Editorial) July 1996
By John T. Correll
The new joint doctrine retires the spectrum of conflict and recognizes "combat operations other than war."
"Sending
Signals and Projecting Power" (Editorial) December 1997
By John T. Correll
When Nimitz arrived in the Gulf, the Air Force was already there with 120 combat airplanes.
"A
Strategy of Uncertainty" (Editorial) May 1998
By John T. Correll
In the recent crisis in the Gulf, our objectives kept shifting. Furthermore, our commitment was weak and tentative.
Lessons
in Limited Force (Editorial) February 1999
By John T. Correll
Desert Fox was a tactical success, but the strategic value of it was dubious.
"About the Powell Doctrine..." (Aerospace World) August 1999
By Peter Grier
"Back
to Win-Hold-Win" (Editorial) October 1999
By John T. Correll
The White House staff has dug up an old idea that was shot down for good cause in 1993.
The Use of Force December 1999
By John T. Correll
The National Defense Panel would dump the two-conflict strategy and move ahead from there.
The Threshold
of War (Editorial) February 2001
By John T. Correll
The dividing line between peace and war has been blurred in recent years.
It’s the Effect, Stupid (Editorial) November 2006
By Robert S. Dudney, Editor in Chief
The “ultimate aim in war” is not to destroy a foe, but to make him bend to our will.
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