JOHN BOYD, IRAQ AND THE ATLANTIC MONTHLYIn the April issue of
The Atlantic Monthly,
James Fallows draws attention to the followers of strategist John Boyd -
Chet Richards, G.I. Wilson and
Greg Wilcox - who maintain the excellent site
Defense and the National Interest. Specifically, Fallows recommends reading their
" Fourth Generation Warfare and OODA Loop: Implications of the Iraqi Insurgency" report.
The thrust of the Fallows piece is adopting a culturally coherent counterinsurgency strategy for the United States in Iraq. Much of it includes advice the Bush administration should have been following a year ago and seems to belatedly be adopting some of today.