Havok Journal

The Havok Journal serves as the voice of the Veteran Community by providing informative, insightful, provocative, high-quality content for our readers.

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To most Americans, Iran’s foreign policy often looks less like grand strategy and more like a drunken bar fight.

It isn't.

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It's getting to the point where everything I like online is AI.

How about you?

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Shakespeare, Megan Fox, and military culture. This one covers a lot of ground. The latest from The Havok Journal.

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Remembering the Lessons of Afghanistan:

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Call your buddies.

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If you want good policy, you have to have good relationships.

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"You try to shut it out. It returns. You lock it up inside. It gets out."

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Every few years the United States rediscovers the same uncomfortable truth about war. Among them is this:

Bombs destroy things. But they do not control them.

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There is a story America loves to tell about its veterans.
It’s neat. It’s emotional. It’s well-intentioned.

And it’s doing real harm

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The theme of the next edition of the Modern War Journal is "reflections on security force assistance and the Afghan War." The call for submissions is below.

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NY Governor Wonders Why “Come Back So We Can Tax You!” Campaign is Failing

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Yep, I'm this old. ;)

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"Europe has spent years pretending that dependency is a sophisticated moral posture. It isn’t. It’s dependency.

That’s the whole scam."

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This piece covers a lot of ground: Korea, Iraq, Guam, North Caroline, Nazis in America... even a little D&D reference. Many people will be able to relate.

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Friends don't let friends become someone else's "useful idiot."

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In this episode of The Spear, retired Special Forces officer John Faunce sits down with MWI’s Charlie Faint and recounts a career defined by embracing difficulty, learning from failure, and adapting under pressure. https://t.co/CqpzypNJHj

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An interesting vignette about leaders accepting responsibility:

"When asked to explain what had happened, Captain Asoh simply said, “As you Americans say, I f----d up.”

That was it. No excuses. No obfuscation. The Asoh Defense."

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"If you’ve ever confidently sung along to a song only to later discover you were absolutely, spectacularly wrong, congratulations—you’ve experienced a mondegreen."

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