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by Navigator
Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:34 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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Re: Generational Dynamics World View News

OK, that all makes sense to me. Let me add a couple of additional thoughts, and ask your opinion. First, a lot of people talk about civil war within the US, but I just don't see it. I expect the country to unify behind President Trump or whoever follows him (in generational theory this is the "Rege...
by Navigator
Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:37 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
Replies: 13898
Views: 8123597

Re: Generational Dynamics World View News

John, As you have written yourself, the war will last for years. At the start of US involvement in WW2, most of our aircraft were substandard (P-39, P-40), our tanks were substandard (M2, some M3's), and none of the torpedoes actually worked. We eventually developed and fielded great equipment, but ...
by Navigator
Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:39 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
Replies: 13898
Views: 8123597

Re: Generational Dynamics World View News

Here is what I wrote on the USN's Carrier Groups: Floating Targets The Aircraft Carrier (or just Carrier) has been the American Navy’s pre-eminent weapon since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War Two. The Carrier allowed the Navy to project ship sinking power out to the limits of the ra...
by Navigator
Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:33 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
Replies: 13898
Views: 8123597

Re: Generational Dynamics World View News

> All wars are decided primarily on land. Even in the Pacific in > WW2. The Naval War there might have been dominant, but the navies > either allowed (or failed to interdict) land force > projection. (Japanese in Dutch East Indies, SE Asia and > Philippines; US in island hopping, New Guinea, Philip...
by Navigator
Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:19 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
Replies: 13898
Views: 8123597

Re: Generational Dynamics World View News

All wars are decided primarily on land. Even in the Pacific in WW2. The Naval War there might have been dominant, but the navies either allowed (or failed to interdict) land force projection. (Japanese in Dutch East Indies, SE Asia and Philippines; US in island hopping, New Guinea, Philippines). Tha...
by Navigator
Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:25 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
Replies: 13898
Views: 8123597

Re: Generational Dynamics World View News

John, Love your site and work. Miss your daily posts on the website, as you have the most insightful world news! I will be looking here instead. I am a retired Army Colonel. I had blogged for a while at http://www.comingstorms.com, but have held off for a while due to my wife's health issues. I agre...