tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post3129961363495385700..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Peacemakers and Peace PrizesFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-63237923067521162092015-09-22T16:40:35.696-04:002015-09-22T16:40:35.696-04:00With 3 minutes' of thought between reading you...With 3 minutes' of thought between reading your post and writing this, I'm left with the conclusion that Obama's "big idea" is government.<br /><br />Government is the answer, the arbiter, the voice, the proponent and contrarian and the moderator to the question that government posed on behalf of its subjects.<br /><br />And the solution. More government.furballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779319678886254479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-34891857987375183312015-09-22T08:52:45.573-04:002015-09-22T08:52:45.573-04:00A good piece, Colonel. As for Petraeus's four ...A good piece, Colonel. As for Petraeus's four rules, while they're good, I'd add a fifth:<br /><br />5. Ensure that there exists a reliable monitoring and feedback mechanism for every operation of one's forces, <i>so that mistakes will be recognized, acknowledged, and corrected.</i><br /><br />Without negative feedback, any system will eventually go off the rails.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.com