Let's Remember That The Reason We Are

Items Of Interest Will Be Located, Identified, Monitored, And Remotely Controlled Through Technologies Such As Radio-frequency Identification, Sensor Networks, Tiny Embedded Servers, And Energy Harvesters - All Connected To The Next-generation Internet Using Abundant, Low-cost, And High-power Computing.

There Are Some Ideas That Will Translate From Iraq To Afghanistan And There Are Many That Will Not. The First Lesson Of Counterinsurgency, In Fact, Is That Every Situation Is Truly Unique, Has Its Own Context, Its Own Specific Set Of Factors - And You Have To Understand That Context In Enormous Detail To Be Able To Craft A Sound And Comprehensive Approach.

The Islamic State Fighters In Mosul Are Dead Men Walking And I Think They Increasingly Know It.

The Art Of Coalition Command - Whether It Is Here In Afghanistan, Whether It Was In Iraq Or In Bosnia Or In Haiti - Is To Take The Resources You Are Provided With, Understand What The Strengths And Weaknesses Are And To Employ Them To The Best Overall Effect.

I Am Neither A Pessimist Nor An Optimist. I Am A Realist, And The Reality In Iraq Is That It Has Been Very Hard And It Continues To Be Hard.