Army Gives RUMSFELD DOCTRINE The Boot - Rewrites Manual

[kpete]

ARMY GIVES RUMSFELD DOCTRINE A REWRITE
The '07 manual puts greater value on maintaining stability than on swift action.
By Julian E. Barnes, Times Staff Writer
November 20, 2006

FT. LEAVENWORTH, KAN. — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld may be leaving under a cloud of criticism over his handling of the Iraq war, but his invasion plan — emphasizing speed over massive troop numbers — has consistently been held up as a resounding success.

Yet with Iraq near chaos 3 1/2 years later, a key Army manual now is being rewritten in a way that rejects the Rumsfeld doctrine and counsels against using it again.

The draft version of the Army's Full Spectrum Operations field manual argues that in addition to defeating the enemy, military units must focus on providing security for the population — even during major combat.

"The big idea here is that stability tasks have to be a consideration at every level and every operation," said Clinton J. Ancker III, head of the Army's Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate and an author of the guide.

more at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-doctrine20nov20,0,2021606.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[MADem]

1. Uh, rewriting the manual??? How about more like RESTORING the manual?

Putting back IN those pages that Rick Shinseki wrote, way back when!!!

[Canuckistanian]

2. The RUMSFELD Doctrine??

I think it read like this:

The RUMSFELD Doctrine of American Supremacy.

1. Take a wild guess as to what works best. Stick with your decision.
2. Stifle dissent.
3. When things go wrong, see points 1 and 2.

[The Stranger]

3. How about ARRESTIING RUMSFELD?