War is a waste of time to study because it is always about the same story, killing people, so what else is there to know about War? People would make better use of their time studying reading, writing, history, and arithmetic.

Gary Dillard Joiner

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Why should Americans—especially policymakers—care about military history? While it may be true that ‘those who forget the past are doomed to repeat its mistakes’, that can hardly mean that the solutions to complex modern problems can be found simply by scouring the past for analogous situati...

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Why Americans Should Study Military History

Why should Americans—especially policymakers—care about military history? While it may be true that ‘those who forget the past are doomed to repeat its mistakes’, that can hardly mean that the solutions to complex modern problems can be found simply by scouring the past for analogous situati...

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  Jason Webb Dr. Joiner do you think the study military history of can help normal Americans what is next step in the current situation
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  Richard Gourley Gary, how about a bi-weekly lunch where we can talk about different positions on historical subjects. Open to all.

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  Kevin Anderson Something that has amazed me is how fallible the "great men" of World War II were. It also amazes me how sometimes they made poor moves and came out ok, and other times, they paid with their reputations and careers. I am thinking here for an example of Husband E. Kimmel, and Douglas McArthur... Life isn't really fair is it?

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  David Williams, I don’t know if you’ve read James Mattis’ new book. He goes on about this at length.
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  Thomas Williams - War is a waste of time to study because it is always about the same story, killing people, so what else is there to know about War? People would make better use of their time studying reading, writing, history, and arithmetic.

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