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War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges General George S. Patton famously said, "Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God, I do love it so!" Though Patton was a notoriously single-minded general, it is nonetheless a sad fact that war gives meaning to many lives, a fact with which we have become familiar now that America is once again engaged in a military conflict. War is an enticing elixir. It gives us purpose, resolve, a cause. It allows us to be noble. Chris Hedges of The New York Times has seen war up close -- in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Central America -- and he has been troubled by what he has seen: friends, enemies, colleagues, and strangers intoxicated and even addicted to war's heady brew. In War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, he tackles the ugly truths about humanity's love affair with war, offering a sophisticated, nuanced, intelligent meditation on the subject that is also gritty, powerful, and unforgettable. Written Book Review https://www.warismybusiness.com/war-is-a-force-that-gives-us-meaning Buy War Is A Force That Gives Us Command https://amzn.to/3RIhjn6 Each purchase from this link helps War Is My Business with a small referral fee provided to us by Amazon as their affiliate. By buying the book from this link, you indirectly help us out. Background Video: Bosnia-Herzegovina SIPA SUU with 10th Special Forces Group Video by Spc. Mercedes Johnson https://www.dvidshub.net/video/862997/bosnia-herzegovina-sipa-suu-with-10th-special-forces-group Adriatic Strike (B-Roll) Video by Davide Dalla Massara https://www.dvidshub.net/video/795719/adriatic-strike-b-roll Balkan Sentinel Multi-National LFX Bulgaria 30 May Video by Staff Sgt. Michael Gresso https://www.dvidshub.net/video/799385/balkan-sentinel-multi-national-lfx-bulgaria-30-may Agile Spirit 14: Cordon and Search B-Roll Video by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda https://www.dvidshub.net/video/344053/agile-spirit-14-cordon-and-search-b-roll Use of DVIDS videos doesn't represent endorsement by the US DOD of this video. Ambient Music: The Ancient Glade by Andrew Prahlow _____________________________________________________________________ Check out and subscribe to our other social media sites to help us out: ●Facebook: https://facebook.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptKAKOXX5NEa8sFLdxOKog ●Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/war-is-my-business​ ●Minds: https://www.minds.com/warismybusiness/​​ ●Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-611043​​ ●Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/warismybusiness/

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How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon by Rosa Brooks Once, war was a temporary state of affairs—a violent but brief interlude between times of peace. Today, America’s wars are everywhere and forever: our enemies change constantly and rarely wear uniforms, and virtually anything can become a weapon. As war expands, so does the role of the US military. Today, military personnel don’t just “kill people and break stuff.” Instead, they analyze computer code, train Afghan judges, build Ebola isolation wards, eavesdrop on electronic communications, develop soap operas, and patrol for pirates. You name it, the military does it. Rosa Brooks traces this seismic shift in how America wages war from an unconventional perspective—that of a former top Pentagon official who is the daughter of two anti-war protesters and a human rights activist married to an Army Green Beret. Her experiences lead her to an urgent warning: When the boundaries around war disappear, we risk destroying America’s founding values and the laws and institutions we’ve built—and undermining the international rules and organizations that keep our world from sliding towards chaos. If Russia and China have recently grown bolder in their foreign adventures, it’s no accident; US precedents have paved the way for the increasingly unconstrained use of military power by states around the globe. Meanwhile, we continue to pile new tasks onto the military, making it increasingly ill-prepared for the threats America will face in the years to come. By turns a memoir, a work of journalism, a scholarly exploration into history, anthropology and law, and a rallying cry, How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything transforms the familiar into the alien, showing us that the culture we inhabit is reshaping us in ways we may suspect, but don’t really understand. It’s the kind of book that will leave you moved, astonished, and profoundly disturbed, for the world around us is quietly changing beyond recognition—and time is running out to make things right. Written Book Review: https://www.warismybusiness.com/how-everything-became-war-and-the-military-became-everything Buy How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon - https://amzn.to/2WU6mpB Each purchase from this link helps War Is My Business with a small referral fee provided to us by Amazon as their affiliate. By buying the book from this link, you indirectly help us out. Background Video: History of the Pentagon by Honey Shewbert https://www.dvidshub.net/video/643905/history-pentagon Ambient Music: The Acient Glade by Andrew Prahlow ____ Check out and subscribe to our other social media sites to help us out: ●Facebook: https://facebook.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptKAKOXX5NEa8sFLdxOKog ●Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/war-is-my-business​ ●Minds: https://www.minds.com/warismybusiness/​​ ●Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-611043​​ ●Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/warismybusiness/

The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power & the Necessity of Military Force by Eliot A. Cohen "Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous. In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen-a scholar and practitioner of international relations-disagrees. He argues that hard power remains essential for American foreign policy. While acknowledging that the US must be careful about why, when, and how it uses force, he insists that its international role is as critical as ever, and armed force is vital to that role. Cohen explains that American leaders must learn to use hard power in new ways and for new circumstances. The rise of a well-armed China, Russia's conquest of Crimea and eastern Ukraine, nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, and the spread of radical Islamist movements like ISIS are some of the key threats to global peace. If the United States relinquishes its position as a strong but prudent military power, and fails to accept its role as the guardian of a stable world order we run the risk of unleashing disorder, violence and tyranny on a scale not seen since the 1930s. The US is still, as Madeleine Albright once dubbed it, "the indispensable nation." Written Book Review https://www.warismybusiness.com/the-big-stick Buy Supreme Command https://amzn.to/3cgG5ax Each purchase from this link helps War Is My Business with a small referral fee provided to us by Amazon as their affiliate. By buying the book from this link, you indirectly help us out. Background Video: Battleground: Fleets in Being https://www.dvidshub.net/video/151999/battleground-fleets-being _____________________________________________________________________ Check out and subscribe to our other social media sites to help us out: ●Facebook: https://facebook.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptKAKOXX5NEa8sFLdxOKog ●Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/war-is-my-business​ ●Minds: https://www.minds.com/warismybusiness/​​ ●Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-611043​​ ●Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/warismybusiness/

Supreme Command by Eliot A. Cohen The orthodoxy regarding the relationship between politicians and military leaders in wartime democracies contends that politicians should declare a military operation's objectives and then step aside and leave the business of war to the military. In this timely and controversial examination of civilian-military relations in wartime democracies, Eliot A. Cohen chips away at this time-honored belief with case studies of statesmen who dared to prod, provoke, and even defy their military officers to great effect. Using the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion to build his argument, Cohen offers compelling proof that, as Clemenceau put it, “War is too important to leave to the generals.” By examining the shared leadership traits of four politicians who triumphed in extraordinarily varied military campaigns, Cohen argues that active statesmen make the best wartime leaders, pushing their military subordinates to succeed where they might have failed if left to their own devices. Thought provoking and soundly argued, Cohen's Supreme Command is essential reading not only for military and political players but also for informed citizens and anyone interested in leadership. Written Book Review:https://www.warismybusiness.com/supreme-command Buy Supreme Command https://amzn.to/2VA4ZMg Each purchase from this link helps War Is My Business with a small referral fee provided to us by Amazon as their affiliate. By buying the book from this link, you indirectly help us out. Background Video: Battleground: The Invasion of Southern France https://www.dvidshub.net/video/152011/battleground-invasion-southern-france _____________________________________________________________________ Check out and subscribe to our other social media sites to help us out: ●Facebook: https://facebook.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptKAKOXX5NEa8sFLdxOKog ●Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/war-is-my-business​ ●Minds: https://www.minds.com/warismybusiness/​​ ●Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-611043​​ ●Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/warismybusiness/

On War by Carl von Clausewitz On War was first published in 1832, at a time when muskets and cavalry were a dominating presence on the battlefield. Yet in the 21st century, it remains a much-valued and studied treatise on the subject - perhaps the most important European classic of its kind - and this despite the author’s demise before he could finish what was an extended review of the whole subject of military strategy. Why is that? As Louise Willmot, lecturer in history, Open University, explains in her lucid introduction, because ‘it was the first to propose a comprehensive theory applicable to every stage of military history and practice’. Vom Kriege, to give it its original German title, is in effect ‘a study of war in its entirety’. Carl Maria von Clausewitz (1780-1831) served in the Prussian army during the wars against Napoleonic France. He also served with the Russian army and then again in the Prussian army under Blücher during the final push against Napoleon. He was, in part, prompted to write On War following the initial successes of Napoleon. Clausewitz presents a simple definition of war as ‘an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will’. But he goes further to suggest two types of war: first, ‘absolute’ war, which only ends in the complete victory of one side over another; there is no place for moderation. Second, ‘limited’ war, which takes into account political realities: war is ‘simply the continuation of policy by other means’. Though not considering the moral issues of war, Clausewitz does advocate taking a rational objective in protecting the state and its interests. As a result, in war, military men should never be allowed to preside over the political purpose. The decision to publish Clausewitz’s text despite it being unfinished (he died unexpectedly of cholera at the age of 51) was taken by his widow, Marie von Clausewitz. On War contains the six complete books along with the substantial ‘sketches’ for book VII and book VIII. The overall plan is as follows: book I, On the Nature of War; book II, On the Theory of War; book III, Of Strategy in General; book IV, The Combat; book V, Military Forces; book VI, Defence; Sketches for book VII, The Attack; Sketches for book VIII, Plan of War. Written Book Review: https://www.warismybusiness.com/on-war Buy On War https://amzn.to/3IbK1vv Each purchase from this link helps War Is My Business with a small referral fee provided to us by Amazon as their affiliate. By buying the book from this link, you indirectly help us out. Background Video: 2IBCT Fire Support Coordination Exercise https://www.dvidshub.net/video/725208/2ibct-fire-support-coordination-exercise Battleground: Global War https://www.dvidshub.net/video/152156/battleground-global-war Battleground: Marines '65 https://www.dvidshub.net/video/154112/battleground-marines-65 _____________________________________________________________________ Check out and subscribe to our other social media sites to help us out: ●Facebook: https://facebook.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptKAKOXX5NEa8sFLdxOKog ●Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarIsMyBusiness​​ ●LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/war-is-my-business​ ●Minds: https://www.minds.com/warismybusiness/​​ ●Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-611043​​ ●Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/warismybusiness/