tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post2733544255615448616..comments2023-11-20T05:27:02.037+00:00Comments on GrogNews: TSJ Covers Wargaming of Irregular WarfareBranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-92087971101992543112012-08-01T10:25:28.050+01:002012-08-01T10:25:28.050+01:00"putting out policy, allocating resources, mo..."putting out policy, allocating resources, money and time over the course of two, three, 10 years"<br /><br />In the context of COIN and modern intervention operations, one problem is the length of a conflict is hard to predict. Few would have predicted initially that we'd still be in Afghanistan. So do you start out on a 5-year plan when you might pull out in 2 and be judged to have squandered resources? Or do you anticipate imminent withdrawal and look at things on a short timescale (neglecting longer-term trends)? This could be explored in a game by linking certain political conditions with variable game length.DomSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-34646292975717637862011-10-24T21:55:12.333+01:002011-10-24T21:55:12.333+01:00Interesting that even though Michael (and other wr...Interesting that even though Michael (and other writers) have announced the death of professional military interest in manual (board) wargames many times, TSJ's cover artist still portrays the action on a field of hexagons... kind of like how we still teach children to read by associating words with pictures of things they have never actually seen, like barns or big wedges of cheese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-68869033734211816692011-10-24T18:58:05.392+01:002011-10-24T18:58:05.392+01:00Yes, we are totally lacking in sham :-DYes, we are totally lacking in sham :-DBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-27776607554945285602011-10-24T16:43:07.637+01:002011-10-24T16:43:07.637+01:00SHAMLESS!
Other than that, good job getting yours...SHAMLESS!<br /><br />Other than that, good job getting yourself in print.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com