The very model of a modern major-general :: Reader comments at Daniel Pipes

Submitted by Sceptic (Canada), Apr 25, 2014 at 18:20

Officers in peacetime don't achieve rank by winning battles; they do it by giving good LiarPoint presentations.

"Good" in this context means leaving the audience catatonic and incapable of raising objections.

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	Title	Commenter	Date	Thread
	The very model of a modern major-general [31 words]	Sceptic	Apr 25, 2014 18:20	214617
	STRATEGIC APPRECIATION - 2.0 [178 words]	Michael S.	Apr 14, 2014 04:41	214457
	basic specops stuff, jargon optional [48 words]	ed in texas	Mar 31, 2014 08:27	214158
	But.... [246 words]	Keith Lembke	Mar 30, 2014 07:17	214104
	How Will They Do That? [82 words]	Mark D	Mar 27, 2014 21:36	214073
1	Our Military has completely changed from the Vietnam days [43 words]	Michael Hanni Morcos	Mar 27, 2014 14:13	214058
	You missed the Point [186 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Todd	Mar 25, 2014 15:15	214002
	Barking up the wrong tree... [367 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	John	Mar 25, 2014 11:28	213999
3	The world looks bleaker by the minute [255 words]	Bella	Mar 25, 2014 09:46	213995
1	OK I am perhaps not stupid [55 words]	Hugo	Mar 25, 2014 06:23	213989
	To be expected, I'm afraid... [362 words]	Mike	Mar 24, 2014 18:51	213981
	SOF Operating Booklet [45 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Baron	Mar 24, 2014 17:51	213979
2	Sorry. Not insane. [90 words]	Doug Mayfield	Mar 24, 2014 17:24	213978
	Obfuscation is a scary tool [27 words]	Harry Sterling	Mar 24, 2014 12:21	213976
	2.0 Graphic...is that for real or an Aghan war rug ? [11 words]	Col. Skip Booth	Mar 24, 2014 10:26	213975
2	The worrisome future of the Special Operation forces....The World is upside down [38 words]	Anne	Mar 24, 2014 09:54	213974
	The fault lies within us [214 words]	John w. McGinley	Mar 24, 2014 08:15	213972
	Plus ca change... [64 words]	Dan Simon	Mar 24, 2014 01:13	213960
	more on DOD planning and attitudes [47 words]	anonymous coward	Mar 23, 2014 23:50	213959
3	Makes perfect sense, if you are an obamunist and want to... [147 words]	Les Legato	Mar 23, 2014 22:02	213956
	Easily Explained - A Logical Evolution [80 words]	Gary Misch	Mar 23, 2014 22:01	213955
1	You should be worried [73 words]	Olive Tree	Mar 23, 2014 21:25	213954
2	Insane [1 words]	Robin Rosenblatt	Mar 23, 2014 19:02	213949