A Camp Divided by Greg Jaffe, WSJ Weekend Edition, 17 June 2006, Page A1.
A good story this weekend about two different types of Colonels in Iraq and the conflicts they have. On one side we have Col. Charles Payne, on the other side we have Col. James Pasquarette. Both are well-educated, both have the best interests of their troops, their country, and Iraq at heart, both have radically different ides on how to achieve their goals.
Col. Payne wants to shoot 'em up. He favors kicking butt and taking names and using Iraqi troops to help in the process. Col. Pasquarette favors a slower, more deliberate, kinder, friendlier way. Col. Pasquarette wants to build relationships and raport with the locals and win their hearts and minds with kindness. Col. Payne wants to win their hearts and minds too, but using different tactics.
As Tom Barnett mentions in his blog, this is a clash of Leviathan and Sysadmin forces. Sysadmn may rule the day but the Leviathan also has a role to play and will not simply disappear. I think the real solution lies in getting the two to work together.
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