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Defense One
January 10, 2018
“I find it absolutely inexplicable—not in keeping with the man I know, with his writing, with his thinking, with the sense of responsibility he feels for preserving peace and security and innocent life,” said John Nagl, a retired lieutenant colonel who worked with McMaster on the U.S. Army's Counterinsurgency Field ManualÃÂ ...
HuffPost
January 2, 2018
That's the title of Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl's book on counterinsurgency, abbreviated as COIN in military circles. A decade ago, Nagl worked with General David Petraeus to rewrite the book on COIN, which enjoyed a brief renaissance during the Iraq and Afghan surges. But COIN methods (the idea ofÃÂ ...
NPR
October 22, 2017
Joining me to talk through this is John Nagl, a retired Army lieutenant colonel. He helped write the Army and Marine Corps's Field Manual on counter insurgency. John Nagl, welcome to the program. JOHN NAGL: It's good to be back, Melissa. BLOCK: And what are some of the key questions that you haveÃÂ ...
Main Line
October 18, 2017
The students watched a few segments of the 18-hour documentary then asked questions of Ehrhart, Novick and Headmaster John Nagl, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and author. “With insurgencies like the one in Vietnam grinding on in Afghanistan, Yemen and Iraq and a dozen countries around theÃÂ ...
Business Insider
May 17, 2017
"[McMaster] is a man of extraordinary integrity and honor and he's got a president who has clearly done damage to the United States and to our relationships with our allies around the globe by revealing this information," said retired Army Lt. Colonel John Nagl, who worked alongside McMaster in Iraq.
NPR
May 17, 2017
Retired Lt. Col. John Nagl discusses with Rachel Martin. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: ... John Nagl joins us now on the line to talk about General H.R. McMaster and how he's handling all this. John, welcome to the program. JOHN ... MARTIN: Retired Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl. Thanks so much, John.
Foreign Policy (blog)
February 24, 2017
One day in late 2006, Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, deputy commander of H. R. ... One of Yingling's closest friends, another Army lieutenant colonel, John Nagl, who had combat experience and a Ph.D. from Oxford, advised him to publish the essay anonymously. The two occupied adjacent offices when both wereÃÂ ...
Slate Magazine
February 20, 2017
Still, most Army generals viewed McMaster as a troublemaker, and it's unlikely he would have been promoted past colonel had it not been for an unlikely convergence of events. ... to Lt. Col. John Nagl, another intellectual Army officer who had fought in Iraq and was now doing staff work in the Pentagon.
The American Conservative
November 8, 2017
Right? Hardly. Former generals (think Petraeus), ambitious retired colonels (John Nagl), neocon academics (take your pick), and unrepentant ...
NPR
October 22, 2017
Joining me to talk through this is John Nagl, a retired Army lieutenant colonel. He helped write the Army and Marine Corps's Field Manual on ...
The Delaware County Daily Times
October 20, 2017
Headmaster John Nagl (retired Army Lt. Col.) ... of Ehrhart, Novick and Headmaster John Nagl, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and author.
Main Line
October 18, 2017
... the 18-hour documentary then asked questions of Ehrhart, Novick and Headmaster John Nagl, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and author.
Lawfare (blog)
June 4, 2017
“H.R. knows firsthand the value of diplomacy in bringing conflict to a conclusion favorable to the United States, at the minimum possible cost in lives and dollars,” retired Lt. Col. John Nagl told me. “H.R. knows that in his bones.” A warrior-scholar of the highest repute, Nagl is unencumbered by chain of ...
Raw Story
May 17, 2017
A prominent retired Lieutenant Colonel who has known US National Security ... John Nagl spoke with NPR's Rachel Martin about how and why ... Lt. Col. Nagl recounted a story of a class on the West Point Honor Code that ...
NPR
May 17, 2017
Retired Lt. Col. John Nagl ... John Nagl has known General H.R. McMaster for a long time. ... MARTIN: Retired Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl.
Foreign Policy (blog)
February 24, 2017
One day in late 2006, Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, deputy commander of H. R. ... One of Yingling's closest friends, another Army lieutenant colonel, John Nagl, who had combat experience and a Ph.D. from Oxford, advised him to publish the essay anonymously. The two occupied adjacent offices when both were ...
Slate Magazine
February 20, 2017
... have been promoted past colonel had it not been for an unlikely convergence of events. ... Geren had spent much time listening to Lt. Col. John Nagl, another intellectual Army officer who had fought in Iraq and was now ...
New York Times
November 14, 2014
“I had had no official Army training on counterinsurgency during my four years at West Point and 12 years in the active Army.” By the time Nagl retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2008, the Army had more or less adopted his worldview. For his efforts, which helped save many lives, Nagl deserves the gratitude ...
NPR
October 19, 2014
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with former Lt. Col. John Nagl ... LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN NAGL: The fight was everywhere and nowhere.
smallwarsjournal (blog)
August 22, 2017
Last night, Donald Trump became the third consecutive U.S. president to commit to a counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. He did not doÃÂ ...
POLITICO Magazine
August 4, 2017
Retired Army Lt. Col. John Nagl is a counterinsurgency expert and former president of the Center for a New American Security, and he hasÃÂ ...
Lawfare (blog)
June 4, 2017
John Nagl told me. ... In the northwestern city of Tal Afar, Col. ... Col. Michael M. Kershaw was told a year ahead of time that his brigade wouldÃÂ ...
The Hill
May 21, 2017
During an interview on ABC's "This Week," McMaster was asked about comments from retired Army Lt. Colonel John Nagl, who said McMasterÃÂ ...
Raw Story
May 17, 2017
A prominent retired Lieutenant Colonel who has known US National Security ... John Nagl spoke with NPR's Rachel Martin about how and why ... Lt. Col. Nagl recounted a story of a class on the West Point Honor Code thatÃÂ ...
Raw Story
May 17, 2017
A prominent retired Lieutenant Colonel who has known US National Security ... John Nagl spoke with NPR's Rachel Martin about how and why ... Lt. Col. Nagl recounted a story of a class on the West Point Honor Code thatÃÂ ...
NPR
May 17, 2017
Retired Lt. Col. John Nagl ... John Nagl has known General H.R. McMaster for a long time. ... MARTIN: Retired Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl.
Slate Magazine
February 20, 2017
... have been promoted past colonel had it not been for an unlikely convergence of events. ... Geren had spent much time listening to Lt. Col. John Nagl, another intellectual Army officer who had fought in Iraq and was nowÃÂ ...
NPR
September 8, 2016
INSKEEP: Let's talk about this some more with John Nagl. He is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served in the Gulf War and the IraqÃÂ ...
New York Times
November 14, 2014
By the time Nagl retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2008, the Army had more or less adopted his worldview. For his efforts, which helped saveÃÂ ...
NPR
October 19, 2014
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with former Lt. Col. John Nagl ... LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN NAGL: The fight was everywhere and nowhere.
Utne Reader Online
March 14, 2017
While surge-era generals like Petraeus and Odierno and younger colonels like John Nagl and Peter Mansoor were intelligent, competent officers, when it came to Iraq their strategic insights and worldview remained surprisingly narrow and conventional ...
AlterNet
March 11, 2017
While surge-era generals like Petraeus and Odierno and younger colonels like John Nagl and Peter Mansoor were intelligent, competent officers, when it came to Iraq their strategic insights and worldview remained surprisingly narrow and conventional ...
Common Dreams
March 10, 2017
While surge-era generals like Petraeus and Odierno and younger colonels like John Nagl and Peter Mansoor were intelligent, competent officers, when it came to Iraqtheir strategic insights and worldview remained surprisingly narrow and conventional ...
Huffington Post
March 9, 2017
While surge-era generals like Petraeus and Odierno and younger colonels like John Nagl and Peter Mansoor were intelligent competent officers, when it came to Iraq, their strategic insights and worldview remained surprisingly narrow and conventional ...
The Straits Times
February 26, 2017
Being respectful is one of his defining characteristics." Retired lieutenant-colonel John Nagl, who is noted for his books on counter-insurgency, told Bloomberg that Lt-Gen McMaster believes ideological purity hampers an effective campaign for the ...
The Indian Panorama
February 26, 2017
"H.R. is the most bull-headed, nicest, smartest, most ego-free person I think I have ever met," says retired Army Col. John Nagl, who has known and worked with McMaster for more than 20 years. "He is absolutely dedicated to taking care of America's ...
Foreign Policy (blog)
February 24, 2017
One of Yingling's closest friends, another Army lieutenant colonel, John Nagl, who had combat experience and a Ph.
POLITICO Magazine
February 23, 2017
"He understands that the world is not one dimensional, that the Muslim world is not one dimensional," said John Nagl, who also served with McMaster.
Raw Story
February 22, 2017
"H.R. is the most bull-headed, nicest, smartest, most ego-free person I think I have ever met," says retired Army Col. John Nagl, who has known and worked with McMaster for more than 20 years. "He is absolutely dedicated to taking care of America's ...
Ya Libnan
December 12, 2016
"When you explain to a lance corporal why his best friend got horribly killed and he has to go out there again and again and again, you don't have time for geopolitics," said retired Lt.
Swarajya
December 10, 2016
Retired Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl, who authored two books on military strategy, speaks about the feasibility of too many military instruments in every consideration of international security.
Kansas City Star
November 13, 2016
"The real challenge in Syria is we're not sure who we want to win," said John Nagl, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who's written a book about counterinsurgency. Islamic State forces in Syria are widely dispersed and often interspersed with civilians.
NPR
September 8, 2016
The Clinton and Trump presidential campaigns have been endorsed by military leaders. Steve Inskeep talks to retired Army Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl, who says politicizing the military is dangerous. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Current and former membersÃÂ ...
Columbia Daily Herald
August 6, 2016
I think this is going to explode," said John Nagl, a counterinsurgency expert and retired lieutenant colonel who served in the Iraq War.
Philly.com
August 1, 2016
I for one, echo the pledge of John Nagl, a former Army colonel, a Republican, and the headmaster of the Haverford School, who posted a photo of Capt.
PBS NewsHour
June 3, 2016
Whatever the wisdom of President Bush's calls, former Army lieutenant colonel and counter-insurgency expert John Nagl - who was commanding U.S. forces in a nearby town - said Fallujah was an eye opener to determination of a new breed of extremistÃÂ ...
90.3 KAZU
May 30, 2016
"Happy doesn't seem the right word," the Marine told retired Lt. Col John Nagl, an Army veteran of the war in Iraq who has lost friends in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
PRI
May 30, 2016
"Happy doesn't seem the right word," the Marine told retired Lt. Col John Nagl, an Army veteran of the war in Iraq who has lost friends in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Brookings Institution
May 24, 2016
... they actually do, either, since you can't embed a reporter with a drone or with SEAL Team 6. Our Special Operations Command has become, in the words of former Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl, "an almost industrial-scale counterterrorism killing machine.".
Yahoo News
March 12, 2016
ABC News' Martha Raddatz, Lt. Col. Douglas Ollivant, and Lt. Col. John Nagl analyze President Obama's decision to leave 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through 2016.
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