William S. Lind in The American Conservative
The most curious thing about our four defeats in
Fourth Generation War—Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan—is the utter
silence in the American officer corps. Defeat in Vietnam bred a generation of
military reformers, men such as Col. John Boyd USAF, Col. Mike Wyly USMC, and
Col. Huba Wass de Czege USA, each of whom led a major effort to reorient his
service. Today, the landscape is barren. Not a military voice is heard calling
for thoughtful, substantive change. Just more money, please.
