Gray and strategy (IV): The airpower view of the world is essentially nonsense
It is rare to see a careful strategic writer denounce a point of view so absolutely: “What is the strategic worldview of the air person? In effect, he or she sees the world as akin to a dartboard … Needless to say, perhaps, such a view is nonsense. But, it has always lurked more or ...
It is rare to see a careful strategic writer denounce a point of view so absolutely: "What is the strategic worldview of the air person? In effect, he or she sees the world as akin to a dartboard ... Needless to say, perhaps, such a view is nonsense. But, it has always lurked more or less explicitly in the belief structure of true believers in victory through air power." (P. 113)
It is rare to see a careful strategic writer denounce a point of view so absolutely: “What is the strategic worldview of the air person? In effect, he or she sees the world as akin to a dartboard … Needless to say, perhaps, such a view is nonsense. But, it has always lurked more or less explicitly in the belief structure of true believers in victory through air power.” (P. 113)
Meanwhile, the Air Force practiced bombing Santa Claus.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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