Friday, November 30th, 2007
One of Donald Rumsfeld’s big goals for the American military was “transformation,” a process by which the armed forces modernized and adopted a more “network-centric” approach to combat. It worked spectacularly during the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, with Special Forces troops laser-targeting opposing forces and ground commanders getting a God’s-eye view of their operations theatre. But network-centric warfare has turned out to be a bust for winning the peace, as Wired Magazine details.
Share and Enjoy:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
Sphere: Related Content Posted
on
Friday, November 30th, 2007 at
9:39 am
Categories: afghanistan, al queda, iraq, middle east, military, terrorism, united states.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the
RSS 2.0 feed.
Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Warren Frey is a journalist, freelance writer, podcaster, video producer, and all-around media consultant currently based in Vancouver, Canada. His written work has appeared in such publications as Metro Vancouver, the Westender, and Shift Magazine, and he blogs about the Vancouver tech industry scene for Techvibes.
