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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
Just as we are now with islam and its currently fought worldwide and in five dimensions.
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What irks me, particularly from the socialist left, is that everytime the United States takes actions and drops precision tactical weapons (bombs), the standard "We're bombing everything and anything" spin cycle starts up. If someone said that in WWII it would make sense. We did do that and for good reason (and primarily technological limitations). Are we doing a good job of selling the idea that we're fighting this war on multiple dimensions? I was told earlier in this thread by the Colonel that education is the key. We educate people by teaching them lessons by bloodying them up, by working with them, by helping them, etc.
Recently at a Quality Assurance meeting, many of us were discussing how to let the powers that be understand that quality over quantity is a good thing and not mutually exclusive (at least in the ammo world).
Many of our efforts in structuring quality assurance have not historically worked well simply because people, who sign on (and enforce) don't actually buy the idea in the first place nor has the big bureaucracy moved its focus from the purchase and sort mentality to correct, prevent, and get it right the first time (in the volume necessary). A mentality of attrition warfare still exists. People at many levels preach Toyota's manufacturing principles, but only in sound. In application, it becomes business as usual. Our conclusion was we need to do a better job in selling the idea everytime we encounter a problem or have a chancce to speak to ANYONE for that matter.
All the publicity, even from the Government, focuses on the tactical side of 'big war'. This idea of 'asses need to be kicked' is good and quite necessary, but it can't become the rally cry or motto. People, the loud mouth right and left, are focusing merely on kicking ass (Direct Action) or its prevention, but what really intrigues me is your (all QP's and other services) UW/FID role along with how we use other tools of warfare (political, economic, diplomatic, social, ....)in the bag with strategic purpose - remove the jihadist threat.
My Dad used to tune to the Voice of America on shortwave radio before cable television was allowed in India. That and the BBC were the only sources for news broadcast not within socialist government control. What type of resources are we pouring into VOA? I don't know anymore. Obviously the answer is out there, but I'd bet that most Americans don't even know such a thing exists. This definitely goes back to what the Colonel said and it is quite a large and duanting task. From our side, are we even speaking the same language with some of these folks to get them to listen/learn/understand?
I also take exception to this quote in what was posted earlier:
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The first major war of the 21st Century is the war between Western Judeo Christian Civilization and Wahhabi Islam.* It may last a few more years, or most of this century.* It will last until the Wahhabi branch of Islam fades away, or gives up its ambitions for regional and global dominance and Jihad, or until Western Civilization gives into the Jihad.
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Focusing merely on western civilization or the Judeo-Christians Vs. Salafists/Jihadists/Islamofascits is myopic. These guys are fighting everyone. Not just the west. Fighting the biggest dog on the block gets the attention of everyone, but their goals are to become the Alpha of the pack that includes African tribes, Hindus, Buddhists, Athiests, et. al. Terrorism didn't start with 9-11, it just caught our (American) short attention span.