Interesting blog on the failures of generals

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Interesting blog on the failures of generals:

http://vwt.d2g.com:8081/2007/04/i_havent_read_it_yet_but_he_is.html

One significant quote:

"Counterinsurgency theory holds that proficiency in foreign languages is
essential to success, yet only one in four of the [US] Army's senior
generals speaks another language."

See also: http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2007/05/2635198

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