Intelligence Scotomas in Central and South America (The Proteus Monograph Series, Volume 1, Issue 4, March 2008)

Abstract

"Why should I care"? This response from a U.S. Army staff officer may seem like a strange introduction to a monograph on national security issues, but it actually strikes at the crux of the problem. The comment was made by a lieutenant colonel assigned to the Department of the Army's G-3 office when told that there were significant problems emerging in South America. He is far from alone in his reflexive analysis, or lack thereof. It is indicative of the understaffed, overworked, and terminally focused attitude that permeates everything in the Pentagon. Combat pilots call this target fixation, and for the Department of Defense, the current target is Iraq and the Middle East.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA509054

Entities

People

  • John B. Alexander

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Human Population
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.