Tom Barnett flags what he calls the U.S. military’s growing “independence,” citing in this case Gen. David Petraeus’ penchant for shaping opinion (once again, the COIN emphasis on narrative): What I find interesting: the trip to Afghanistan is arranged byPetraeus, meaning he generates his own public policy proponents fromoutside the government. That tells you something about how independent our military hasbecome as a result of the Long War: they field their own when it comesto op-ed conflicts. . . . . . [I]t really marks this era’s American military as beingdifferent from other militaries, as well as different from previousAmerican […]
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