Sat Jan 16 06:45:44 PST 2010
From (I think) a fellow Canuck:
A few weeks ago, I was sent a power point presentation on the "[Dynamic
Planning for COIN in Afghanistan][3]". I looked at it briefly, but thought
that it was some kind of joke; so, I flushed it immediately. However,
I received it from another source. So, it appears the joke is on me.
A quick look at this bird’s nest of a concept, would seem to suggest
that Dilbert or some escapee from the Project Management Institute has
taken over planning for COIN operations in Afghanistan. What I see is
yet another attempt to take a complex human activity and turn it into
an MBA project management flowchart. I can see the thinking, “Now that
we have the power point correct, we are sure to win the war in
Afghanistan!” In fact, I’m sure that, if we showed this power point to
the insurgents, they would throw in the towel, convinced that our
superior power point skills indicate that we cannot be
defeated. Really, I don’t know how we fought wars before power point.
Original post here. Found via WarHistorian.org (well recommended).
