Last Saturday I did a post that included some excerpts from an article that appeared in the Marine Corps Gazette. The MC Gazette is a publication that presents serious articles on military topics. The article in question called into question Western—and, obviously, especially American—misconceptions of what’s going on in Ukraine. The author was listed as an anonymous Marinus, a senior Marine officer. Of course, he wasn’t anonymous to the editors of the MC Gazette, and today at Moon of Alabama we learn about some developments in that regard.
"The article caused a great deal of heartburn within the US military establishment, to the extent that steps have been taken to curtail the independence of the MC Gazette’s editorial board."
I disagree with the Marinus piece, but I also believe that stifling discussion of the war in Ukraine and the lessons to be learned from it is a huge mistake. We are setting ourselves up for defeat. We need to discuss and debate openly the war in Ukraine and what can be learned from it. A military that cannot learn is a military that cannot win.
PKVR is one of the leading senior Marines taking to task the reasoning behind, and the validity of the CMC's Force Design 2030.
He is one of the Corps' best.
Berger, not so much.
"The article caused a great deal of heartburn within the US military establishment, to the extent that steps have been taken to curtail the independence of the MC Gazette’s editorial board."
I disagree with the Marinus piece, but I also believe that stifling discussion of the war in Ukraine and the lessons to be learned from it is a huge mistake. We are setting ourselves up for defeat. We need to discuss and debate openly the war in Ukraine and what can be learned from it. A military that cannot learn is a military that cannot win.