Was any general at any level thinking one year into the future? When the war kicked off in 2003, U.S. generals had no inkling of counterinsurgency or that an advisory program would be necessary.

The Observer Journal - Merl Oberon - Managing Editor

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The Observer Journal - Observation Leading to Insight: Was any general at any level thinking one year into the future? When the war kicked off in 2003, U.S. generals had no inkling of counterinsurgency or that an advisory program would be necessary.

Was any general at any level thinking one year into the future? When the war kicked off in 2003, U.S. generals had no inkling of counterinsurgency or that an advisory program would be necessary.

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What was Richard Cody thinking?

http://aimpoints.hq.af.mil/display.cfm?id=14510

Interviews with dozens of advisers show that, thus far, the Army hasn't treated the advisory program as a priority.