Strategy, Tactics, and Winning Wars By Colonel Thomas Snodgrass

Confusion abounds in war making. This is as true of the chattering classes who write of war as it is of the military and political leadership responsible for defending this nation. In the war against Shari'a-driven Islam, our political and military leadership has applied a Limited War Doctrine which imposes at best a Tactical Offensive posture on a Strategical Defensive war aim. The result: political and policy ambiguity leading to a stalemated war effort which results in an abdication of war-time motivation. Vietnam? Iraq? Sadly, yes. In this essay, SANE's Director of Military Affairs, who has single-handedly provided the only sound analysis of modern war making and its profound misdirection among scholars of war, provides yet another framework from which to analyze the confusion and to bring clarity to a discussion of grave importance.

National Security: (DOD) A collective term encompassing both national defense and foreign relations of the United States. Specifically, the condition provided by: a. a military or defense advantage over any foreign nation or group of nations; b. a favorable foreign relations position; or c. a defense posture capable of successfully resisting hostile or destructive action from within or without, overt or covert.

National Security Strategy: (DOD) A document approved by the President of the United States for developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to national security.

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