Ep 131: Thomas Mahnken on Thinking Strategically (War in Ukraine #3)

[@itamarben9773]

Excellent podcast. Unfortunately here in Israel a recurring problem is that even our war planners do not plan for war and deem it unlikely. So that when war comes our army is not the size it needs to be, our armement stockpiles non existant and ability to manufacture still beyond the horizon. We are constantly pursuing peace by consessions while our enemies pursue maxamilist goals. It is good to hear the sobering analysis that our own general staff has not internalized. With all that said, it would be fascinating to hear a podcast that outlines the US's grand strategy and then follow up podcast that articulate that strategy in East Asia, Europe and the ME. Thanks again for this podcast that Im pretty sure is peerless.

[@markb8468]

"Euclidean geometry of rationality" excellent analogy.

[@stevenjohns-savage7024]

There Bright, smart and strange little funny people 😊

[@sowelie1]

Great converstation, 10/10 but its silly Ukraine is in the title, you spent 3 mins on Ukr

[@Zeitgeist_Dron]

Was Sadam Hussein irrational? Well he didnt have WMDs in the end

[@LR-jk2jk]

When you describe Hitler, I think Putin.