Love the warrior, hate the war
In These Times
by Lorelei Kelly
01/22/07
When Army Col. Ike Wilson returned home in March 2004 from a 12 month deployment in Iraq, one thought remained with him: ‘Why such a deliberate plan to fight the war, but none to win the peace to follow?’ Wilson, a West Point professor with years of military planning experience, knew that placing this question at the the center of national security policy discussions was the only way to truly learn from Iraq and Afghanistan. He soon founded the Beyond War Project as a hub to educate both the military and the public about a new vision for war, peace and America’s role in the world. Thus far, he’s signed up participants ranging from Cornell University’s Peace Studies Program to the U.S. Air Force. Wilson’s approach typifies today’s professional military education, which includes a breadth of topics that might surprise those more familiar with the liberal arts...
https://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2980/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Lorelei Kelly
01/22/07
When Army Col. Ike Wilson returned home in March 2004 from a 12 month deployment in Iraq, one thought remained with him: ‘Why such a deliberate plan to fight the war, but none to win the peace to follow?’ Wilson, a West Point professor with years of military planning experience, knew that placing this question at the the center of national security policy discussions was the only way to truly learn from Iraq and Afghanistan. He soon founded the Beyond War Project as a hub to educate both the military and the public about a new vision for war, peace and America’s role in the world. Thus far, he’s signed up participants ranging from Cornell University’s Peace Studies Program to the U.S. Air Force. Wilson’s approach typifies today’s professional military education, which includes a breadth of topics that might surprise those more familiar with the liberal arts...
https://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2980/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 23. Jan, 16:27
