Comments on: State Department Looking To Miss An Opportunity In Iraq http://washingtonindependent.com/32451/state-department-looking-to-miss-an-opportunity-in-iraq National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve Hynd http://washingtonindependent.com/32451/state-department-looking-to-miss-an-opportunity-in-iraq/comment-page-1#comment-37884 Steve Hynd Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:26:28 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32451#comment-37884 Tell them either State can have the budget (and thus bureaucratic heft) to do it - or DoD will gladly take it. Because you know it's the truth. <br><br>Indeed, my major problem with progressive COINdinistas is that they don't appear to have thought through how the balance of budgetary and bureuacratic power will be swung even further the military's way if all the non-kinetic parts of nation-building COIN are handed to the Pentagon instead of to those wearing wingtips. Their military COIN buddies certainly aren't planning on giving them the hint. Tell them either State can have the budget (and thus bureaucratic heft) to do it – or DoD will gladly take it. Because you know it's the truth.

Indeed, my major problem with progressive COINdinistas is that they don't appear to have thought through how the balance of budgetary and bureuacratic power will be swung even further the military's way if all the non-kinetic parts of nation-building COIN are handed to the Pentagon instead of to those wearing wingtips. Their military COIN buddies certainly aren't planning on giving them the hint.

]]> By: Cernig http://washingtonindependent.com/32451/state-department-looking-to-miss-an-opportunity-in-iraq/comment-page-1#comment-20134 Cernig Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:26:28 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32451#comment-20134 Tell them either State can have the budget (and thus bureaucratic heft) to do it - or DoD will gladly take it. Because you know it's the truth. <br><br>Indeed, my major problem with progressive COINdinistas is that they don't appear to have thought through how the balance of budgetary and bureuacratic power will be swung even further the military's way if all the non-kinetic parts of nation-building COIN are handed to the Pentagon instead of to those wearing wingtips. Their military COIN buddies certainly aren't planning on giving them the hint. Tell them either State can have the budget (and thus bureaucratic heft) to do it – or DoD will gladly take it. Because you know it's the truth.

Indeed, my major problem with progressive COINdinistas is that they don't appear to have thought through how the balance of budgetary and bureuacratic power will be swung even further the military's way if all the non-kinetic parts of nation-building COIN are handed to the Pentagon instead of to those wearing wingtips. Their military COIN buddies certainly aren't planning on giving them the hint.

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