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Army LTC John Nagl interviewed on The Daily Show

US Army LTC John Nagl interviewed on the Daily Show by Jon Stewart.  Nagl is author of “Learning to eat soup with a knife” (which I sheepishly admit I have not read) is a very well regarded look at our military and counterinsurgency. What I really loved about this was both men played it straight down the middle, professional discussion, even with some humor at the end.  H/T to Small Wars Journal where they have it featured prominently.

 

The Nagl money quote from the interview:

 Be polite...........Be professional.............Be prepared to kill...................Good advice for here too

(Jon Stewart thought he meant NYC, I think he meant the Daily Show)

 

Published Aug 24 2007, 02:44 PM by Otto

Comments

 

Georgie said:

Good stuff Otto...very good.

August 25, 2007 10:14 AM
 

SWJ Blog said:

LTC John Nagl - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 23 August 2007 On Counterinsurgency – US Army Field Manual 3-24 / Marine Corps Warfighting Publication 33.3.5

August 26, 2007 3:27 AM
 

Duke said:

Nagl is a fiine officer. he served for a year outside of Ramadi and Fallujah and really has the tactical and historical background to get it right. i'd serve with him again, any time.

September 30, 2007 10:10 PM

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Edward "Otto" Pernotto is President and founder of EXCALIBUR Research and Development, LLC.