Unexpected, to say the least, because Tom usually describes himself as a Democrat. His reasoning is interesting:
The sad truth about a second Obama presidency
Tom is quite familiar with Boyd’s work, and I admit to being a big fan of what he’s trying to achieve. Where we differ is on method: He still supports large armies, talks about power projection, solves the problem of terrorism by “killing bad guys,” and thinks that economics is driven by how many sub-minimum wage workers you have.
On the other hand, he considers our level of strategic thinking as “pathetic.” Here’s a briefing that he gave last year. Pay close attention to his strategy for dealing with Afghanistan and South Asia. You may not agree with it, but it is refreshingly out of the box.
All in all, we have much more in common than any points of disagreement, and I consider him as one of our best geopolitical strategists. I think that after watching this, you’ll understand why he isn’t a senior figure in the administration, the more the loss for the rest of us.
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military Theory
