BY DOUGLAS MACGBLGOB

AND YOUNG J. KIM

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hInese mIIIIufy powef Is Ihe new exIsIenIIuI mIII-

Iufy IhfeuI Io Ihe UnIIed SIuIes uI IeusI, IhuI`s
Ihe vIew espoused by mofe Ihun u Iew peopIe In
Ihe U.S. mIIIIufy, Ihe deIense IndusIfIes und
Congfess. Muny oI Ihese see AIf-Seu BuIIIe (ASB), u new wuf-
IIghIIng concepI combInIng Ihe sIfIkIng powef oI AmefIcun
nuvuI und uefospuce Iofces, us un ImpofIunI sIep In desIgnIng
u U.S. mIIIIufy fesponse Io Ihe sIfuIegIc dIIemmu pfesenIed by
u wuf wIIh ChInu. As wIIh uny new concepI, II`s ImpefIecI, buI
II Is uIso poIenIIuIIy powefIuI In IIs ImpucI on U.S. mIIIIufy
IhInkIng und budgeIs.
AmefIcu`s weukenIng economy meuns U.S. mIIIIufy powef
sImpIy cunnoI be evefywhefe. Those who Ieuf ChInu, poInI-
Ing Io Ihe counIfy`s mIIIIufy modefnIzuIIon pfogfums,
fegIonuI ussefIIveness und emefgence us Ihe wofId`s IufgesI
pfoducef oI munuIucIufed goods, suy Ihe U.S. musI concen-
IfuIe mIIIIufy powef In AsIu, IesI, In Ihe wofds oI BepubIIcun
pfesIdenIIuI cundIduIe MIII Bomney, Ihe chufucIef oI Ihe
ChInese govefnmenI, one IhuI muffIes uspecIs oI Ihe Ifee
mufkeI wIIh suppfessIon oI poIIIIcuI und pefsonuI Ifeedom"
become u wIdespfeud und dIsquIeIIng nofm."
Vefy Iew obsefvefs oI ChInese mIIIIufy powef, In of ouI oI
unIIofm, unIIcIpuIe u heud-on coIIIsIon wIIh BeI|Ing. SIIII,
muny Ieuf IhuI Ihe U.S. und ChInu couId end up In u conIIIcI
Ihfough evenIs sImIIuf Io Ihose IhuI pfecIpIIuIed WofIdWuf I.
Iof Ihe momenI, Ihe expIosIve socIuI, poIIIIcuI und economIc
condIIIons IhuI deveIoped In Ihe hundfed yeufs uIIef Ihe
Congfess oI VIennu In 181b do noI exIsI In ChInu of Ihe U.S.
BuI II Ihey wefe Io uppeuf, muny who see ChInu us u newIy
uggfessIve powef In AsIu beIIeve IhuI Ihe ChInese govefn-
menI mIghI fespond Io InIefnuI cIvII unfesI by pfovokIng u
wuf wIIh Ihe U.S.
To Ihose convInced oI ChInu`s dungefous und uggfessIve
InIenIIons, ASB oIIefs u mIIIIufy soIuIIon IhuI Is uIIfucIIve
In Iwo ImpofIunI wuys. IIfsI, Ihe mu|ofIIy oI congfessmen,
Iouf-sIufs und poIIIIcuI uppoInIees In Ihe DeIense
DepufImenI ufe pfeoccupIed wIIh Ihe IhfeuI oI wuf wIIh u
cupubIe opponenI, un opponenI IIke ChInu wIIh ufmIes,
uIf Iofces, uIf deIenses, nuvuI Iofces und nucIeuf weupons.
Leudefs In u counIfy IhuI Iof b0 yeufs hus been Ihe wofId`s
onIy Ifue cenIef oI mIIIIufy, poIIIIcuI und economIc gfuvIIy,
IheIf pfedIsposIIIon Is Io poIIce Ihe gIobe wIIh AmefIcun
mIIIIufy powef even II mosI oI Ihe wofId doesn`I wunI
poIIcIng und U.S. Iuxpuyefs cunnoI uIIofd II. The sIfuIegIc
ImpefuIIve Io conIuIn of counIef ChInese mIIIIufy powef
Petired Army COL. DOUGLAS MACGREGOR is the executive vice
president ol the BurkeMacgregor Group and the author ol "Breaking the
Phalanx," "Translormation nder Fire" and "Warrior's Page: The Great
Tank Battle ol ?3 Easting." YOUNG I. KIMis is a delense analyst with
BurkeMacgregor Group and a lormer Army captain with tours in Korea
and lraq. He holds a masters degree in delense and strategic studies
lrom Missouri State niversity.
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Is, Io Ihem, IrresIsIIbIe.
Second, whenII comes Io wurIure, hIgh-IechIremoIeIsIundoII
soIuIIons encouruge Ihe IIIusIon oI cerIuInIy, IIghI cusuuIIIes In
ucIIon und operuIIonuI success In Ihe IhoroughIy unpre-
dIcIubIe envIronmenI oI exIruordInury bruIuIIIy und burburIsm
IhuI Is reuI wur. ASB provIdes u new wuy Ior muny In Ihe urmed
Iorces und Congress Io Iook Ior soIuIIons IhuI uvoId IhIs ugIy
reuIIIy.
AcIuuIIy, II`s u new wuy Io deuI wIIh un oId probIem.
HorrIIIed by Ihe Ioss oI 110,000 AmerIcun IIves on Ihe WorId
Wur I buIIIeIIeIds oI Irunce In Iess Ihun sIx monIhs, PresIdenI
IrunkIIn DeIuno BooseveII wus IncIIned In u sImIIur dIrecIIon
In Ihe yeurs beIore PeurI Hurbor. IDB wunIed Io IImII
AmerIcu`s conIrIbuIIon IoWorIdWur II Io Ihe use oI AmerIcun
uIr und nuvuI power. II Iurned ouI Io be u worIhy buI unuIIuIn-
ubIe gouI In u IIghI wIIh Ihe deIermIned urmed Iorces oI
Germuny und Jupun.
In un OcI. 26 brIeIIng uI Ihe CenIer Ior NuvuI AnuIyses, Nuvy
UndersecreIury BoberI O. Work mude severuI poInIs IhuI were
remInIscenI oI IDB`s undersIundubIe desIre Ior u cIeun, decI-
sIve vIcIory Irom u dIsIunce. In brIeI, Work suId:
FAIr-Seu BuIIIe sees Ihe soIuIIon prImurIIy In Ierms oI |oInI
operuIIons, In IhIs cuse, InvoIvIng nuvuI und uerospuce Iorces.
FAIr-Seu BuIIIe Iocuses on wInnIng u Iwo-sIded guIded
munIIIons suIvo compeIIIIon In order Io IucIIIIuIe concurrenI
und IoIIow-on operuIIons. Work dId noI specIIy Ihe nuIure oI
Ihe IoIIow-on operuIIons.
FAIr-Seu BuIIIe wIII Ieud Io new Nuvy-AIr Iorce IucIIcs,
IechnIques und procedures In Ihe neur Ierm, und IuIer, Io new
pIuIIorms, sensors und weupons.
In oIher words, AIr-Seu BuIIIe Is u concepI Ior Ihe |oInI
empIoymenI oI precIsIon-guIded mIssIIes und munIIIons
uguInsI unspecIIIed IuIure IurgeI seIs (presumubIy ChInese)
on Ihe ussumpIIon IhuI Ihe cupubIIIIy und cupucIIy Io desIroy
Ihousunds oI IurgeIs wIIh greuI precIsIon wIII be suIIIcIenI Io
drIve IuIure opponenIs IIke ChInu Iowurd uccepIubIe IermI-
nuIIon. Ground Iorces were noI IncIuded becuuse II wouId
Iuke Ioo Iong Ior Ihem Io depIoy und muke u meunIngIuI con-
IrIbuIIon uI Ihe ouIseI oI Ihe precIsIon-sIrIke cumpuIgn. The
ImpIIcuIIon Is IhuI II ground muneuver Iorces ure noI
depIoyed und In pIuce when Ihe mIssIIes IIy, Ihey ure probu-
bIy oI IIIIIe use unywuy.
Here, II`s ImporIunI Io remember IhuI AmerIcun wur-IIghI-
Ing sImuIuIIons rureIy ussume u proIrucIed mIIIIury cumpuIgn
IhuI mIghI IusI monIhs or yeurs. The ImpucI oI such wur gumes
on Ihe IhInkIng und behuvIor oI AmerIcun nuIIonuI poIIIIcuI
und mIIIIury Ieuders shouId noI be
underesIImuIed.
The unspoken ussumpIIon ImpIIcII In AIr-Seu BuIIIe Is IhuI u
precIsIon-sIrIke cumpuIgn uguInsI ChInu wouId noI drug on
wIIhouI resuII. ThIs Is noI Ihe IIrsI IIme Ihe LngIIsh-speukIng
peopIes oI NorIh AmerIcu, BrIIuIn und AusIruIIu huve per-
ceIved Ihe worId beyond IheIr borders In wuys IhuI IIuIIered
IheIr seII-Imuge oI unconsIruIned economIc growIh und seu-
bused gIobuI mIIIIury power.
In 1914, when IIeId MurshuI HoruIIo HerberI KIIchener, Ihe
newIy uppoInIed BrIIIsh wur mInIsIer, IoId Ihe BrIIIsh cubIneI
IhuI IIs decIsIon Io go Io wur wIIh Germuny und AusIrIu-
Hungury wouId requIre Ihe BrIIIsh LmpIre Io IIeId un urmy oI
mIIIIons, IhuI Ihe wur wouId IusI Ior uI IeusI Ihree yeurs und
IhuI II wouId be decIded on Ihe Luropeun conIInenI und noI uI
seu, Ihe cubIneI mInIsIers were usIonIshed. Ior reusons IhuI
seem IncomprehensIbIe Ioduy, BrIIuIn`s poIIIIcuI Ieuders,
IncIudIng WInsIon ChurchIII, IIrsI Iord oI Ihe AdmIruIIy,
beIIeved u wur wIIh Germuny wouId be shorI und IhuI Ihe
BoyuI Nuvy noI Ihe combIned nuIIonuI sIrengIh oI Ihe
BrIIIsh, Irench, BussIun und evenIuuIIy U.S. urmIes wouId
decIde IIs ouIcome In u greuI seu buIIIe wIIh Ihe Germun sur-
Iuce IIeeI. The possIbIIIIy IhuI Germuny wouId decIIne Io IIghI
on BrIIuIn`s Ierms uI seu und IhuI Ihe wur on Iund wouId
consume BrIIuIn`s nuIIonuI weuIIh und munpower, seems noI
Io huve occurred Io BrIIuIn`s Ieuders unIII KIIchener mude hIs
presenIuIIon.
LIke Ihe BrIIIsh LmpIre, Ihe U.S. Is uIso oI necessIIy u gIobuI
murIIIme und uerospuce power. And IIke GreuI BrIIuIn, Ihe U.S.
Is noI u mu|or Iund power. The IusI IIme u IoreIgn urmy Invud-
ed Ihe U.S. durIng Ihe Wur oI 1812, Ihe InvudIng urmy wus
BrIIIsh und IIs sIruIegIc uIms, Ihough somewhuI muddIed,
were IImIIed. The U.S. hus never conIronIed u IoreIgn Invuder
wIIh u Iund Iorce cupubIe oI conquerIng und sub|uguIIng Ihe
AmerIcun peopIe. As u resuII, AmerIcu`s nuIIonuI mIIIIury sIruI-
egy seIdom unIIcIpuIes Ihe commIImenI oI Iurge ground Iorces
uIong wIIh mussIve pubIIc Iunds Io conIInenIuI wurs remoIe
Irom NorIh AmerIcu.
These poInIs noIwIIhsIundIng, In Ihe ubsence oI InIegruIed
U.S. expedIIIonury und uIIIed ground Iorces, ASB rIsks becom-
Ing Ihe 21sI cenIury equIvuIenI oI medIevuI sIege wurIure.
GIven ChInu`s sIze und depIh, IIs uuIhorIIurIun cuIIure und
supporIIng InsIIIuIIons oI InIernuI securIIy, AmerIcun uIr und
nuvuI sIrIke Iorces ure IIkeIy Io run ouI oI precIsIon-guIded
ShorI oI empIoyIng nucIeur weupons, ASB cunnoI
pose un exIsIenIIuI mIIIIury IhreuI Io ChInu.
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Rather than tryIng to match the U.S. pIatform for pIatform, ChIna Is depIoyIng Iongrange mIssIIes and sensors desIgned
to fInd and attack U.S. aIrcraft carrIers and other shIps.
munIIIons Iong beIofe Ihey fun ouI oI IufgeIs Io uIIuck of
uchIeve condIIIons IuvofubIe Iof uccepIubIe IefmInuIIon.
WIIhouI u feuIIsIIc pIun IhuI InIegfuIes U.S. und uIIIed gfound
Iofces Ifom fegIonuI sIuIes IIke VIeInum, SouIh Kofeu, Jupun
und even BussIu, und powefIuI gfound Iofces cupubIe oI hoId-
Ing ChInu`s fegIme sufvIvubIIIIy und InIefnuI nuIIonuI cohesIon
uI fIsk Ifom muIIIpIe dIfecIIons, Ihe pfobubIIIIy oI uchIevIng
conIIIcI IefmInuIIon on Iefms IhuI Iuvof U.S. und uIIIed InIef-
esIs Is Iow Io nonexIsIenI.
II`s Ifue IhuI Ihe ChInese femembef how Jupunese Iofces
ussembIed InTuIwun, Ihen Iunded IufgeIy unopposed uII uIong
ChInu`s souIhefn cousI IhfoughouI Ihe 1930s undWofIdWuf II.
To pfoIecI Ihese cousIuI ufeus Ifom AmefIcun InIfusIon, Ihe
ChInese ufe convInced Ihey need vIubIe uIf und nuvuI Iofces.
BuI InsIeud oI IfyIng Io muIch Ihe U.S. ubIIIIy Io deveIop und
opefuIe udvunced uIfcfuII, Ihe ChInese ufe InvesIIng In IofeIgn
IechnoIogIes of enIIfe uIfcfuII, und Ihen udupIIng Ihem Io IheIf
own needs.
These eIIofIs uIso InvoIve Ihe InIegfuIIon oI udvunced suf-
Iuce-Io-uIf mIssIIes pufchused of sIoIen Ifom IofeIgn soufces.
Iof Ihe ChInese, buIIdIng Iong-funge convenIIonuIIy ufmed
buIIIsIIc mIssIIe sysIems wIIh u suppofIIng neIwofk oI sensof
sysIems desIgned Io IInd und uIIuck U.S. uIfcfuII cuffIefs und
oIhef U.S. sufIuce combuIunIs Is cheupef, IusIef und mofe
sensIbIe Ihun IfyIng Io muIch AmefIcu`s IIeeI pIuIIofm Iof
pIuIIofm.
ChInu`s uppfouch Io cope wIIh U.S. nuvuI und uefospuce
powef Is eIIcIIIng u pfedIcIubIe fesponse Ifom Ihe AmefIcun
mIIIIufy: buIId mofe sIfIke sysIems und pIuIIofms. YeI, how
Ihe U.S. ofgunIzes IIs Iofces Io conducI sIfuIegIc opefuIIons Is
Iuf mofe ImpofIunI Ihun pufchusIng Ihe IuIesI goId-pIuIed
mIssIIe sysIem. WIIhouI IIfsI IdenIIIyIng sefvIce mIssIon-
Iocused cupubIIIIy puckuges In udvunce of Ihe mIIIIufy equIv-
uIenI oI Legos IhuI cun be ussembIed InIo Iufgef InIegfuIed
opefuIIonuI Iofces, Ihe decIsIveness IhuI Ifue unIIy oI eIIofI
pfovIdes wIII noI exIsI.
SImpIIIIed ofgunIzuIIonuI sIfucIufes IhuI emphusIze
fesponsIbIIIIy und uccounIubIIIIy ufe Ihe keys Io success In
wufIufe. OfgunIzIng U.S. muneuvef (gfound), sIfIke,
InIeIIIgence, sufveIIIunce, feconnuIssunce, und susIuInmenI
cupubIIIIIes InIo Iofce puckuges IhuI cun be InIegfuIed und
empIoyed undef u unIIIed mIIIIufy commund, noI u coIIecIIon
oI sIngIe-sefvIce heudquufIefs wIIh |oInI pIugs," Is vIIuI Io
IhIs pfocess. Thefe won`I be IIme Iof u pIckup gume In u con-
IIIcI wIIh ChInu. By Ihe IIme Ihe U.S. geIs IIs opefuIIonuI con-
sIfucI und commund-und-conIfoI ucI IogeIhef, ChInu wIII
huve deIeuIed uIIuckIng U.S. Iofces und uchIeved IIs own
sIfuIegIc uIms.
The poInI Is sImpIe. In IIs cuffenI Iofm, shofI oI empIoy-
Ing nucIeuf weupons (Ihe IeusI uIIfucIIve opIIon), ASB cun-
noI pose un exIsIenIIuI mIIIIufy IhfeuI Io ChInu. No doubI,
some pIunnefs und poIIcymukefs muy InsIsI ASB need noI
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pose such u IhfeuI, IhuI II`s enough Iof
ASB Io sefIousIy degfude ChInu`s mIII-
Iufy cupubIIIIIes Iof yeufs, buI, once
uguIn, hIsIofy does noI suppofI IhIs
ussumpIIon.
Jupunese ussumpIIons ubouI Jupun`s
ubIIIIy Io degfude AmefIcun mIIIIufy
powef In Ihe PucIIIc Ied Io Ihe IooIIsh
decIsIon Io bomb PeufI Hufbof, Ihen
sIop. SeIIIng usIde Ihe wIsdom oI uIIuck-
Ing u vusIIy supefIof economIc powef-
house IIke Ihe U.S., Ioduy`s mIIIIufy hIs-
IofIuns IInd II IncompfehensIbIe IhuI
Jupunese Iofces dId noI ImmedIuIeIy
occupy Ihe HuwuIIun IsIunds und Ihen
cuffy Ihe wuf dIfecIIy Io AmefIcu`s
PucIIIc CousI. The Iesson Is un oId one: II
you sIfIke u kIng, you hud beIIef kIII
hIm.
LusIIy, mIIIIufy pIunnIng Iof u
poIenIIuI conIIIcI wIIh ChInu musI uIso
be vIewed In Ihe conIexI oI conIempo-
fufy ChInese socIeIy, whose pfobIems
IncIude ones noI IeffIbIy dIIIefenI Ihun
Ihose oI pusI dynusIIes feuchIng buck
cenIufIes. The mobIIIzIng powef oI
ChInese of Hun" nuIIonuIIsm Io sup-
pofI uggfessIve exIefnuI wuf Is Iess
Ihun muny WesIefn unuIysIs IhInk,
Ihunks Io eIhnIc IffedenIIsm, fegIonuI
secessIonIsI IendencIes und sevefeIy
uneven economIc deveIopmenI, puf-
IIcuIufIy beIween Ihe eusIefn cousIuI
ufeus und ChInu`s InIefIof. Toduy, Ihese
hIsIofIc pfobIems ufe compounded by
ChInu`s dependence on un expofI-
dfIven economy, wIdespfeud coffup-
IIon In Ihe pubIIc und pfIvuIe secIofs,
dungefous IeveIs oI poIIuIIon In IIs
mosI denseIy popuIuIed ufeus, und u
gfowIng housIng bubbIe IhuI, IIke uII
bubbIes, musI evenIuuIIy bufsI. A mIII-
Iufy conIfonIuIIon wIIh Ihe U.S. Is Ihe
IusI IhIng on Ihe cenIfuI govefnmenI`s
mInd.
BeI|Ing`s Ieuf oI InIefnuI InsIubIIIIy Is
quIIe feuI, undefIIned by fecenI vIoIenI
upfIsIngs uguInsI ChInese fuIe und coIo-
nIzuIIon umong TufkIc Uyghufs In
LusIefnTufkesIun (SInkIung), TIbeIuns,
und MongoIs In Innef MongoIIu. These
mInofIIy gfoups, uIong wIIh b2 oIhefs,
muke up |usI 8 pefcenI oI Ihe popuIu-
IIon, buI InhubII mofe Ihun b0 pefcenI
oI ChInu`s IeffIIofy. Thefe Is uIso gfow-
Ing unfesI In ChInu`s IndusIfIuI fegIons,
Ihunks Io oIIIcIuI coffupIIon, ubusIve
Iubof pfucIIces und Ihe uncompensuIed
seIzufe oI pfIvuIe Iund by Ihe ChInese
govefnmenI Iof deveIopmenI. II`s eusy
Io undefsIund why ChInu`s InIefnuI
secufIIy budgeI sufpusses IIs nuIIonuI
deIense spendIng.
Thefe ufe ChInese nuIIonuIIsIs who
wouId IIke Io fesIofe SIno-cenIfIsm Io
AsIu`s cuIIufuI und economIc ofdef, buI
Ihefe ufe Iuf mofe ChInese In und ouI
oI govefnmenI who know II`s sImpIy
noI possIbIe. The nuIIons on ChInu`s
pefIphefy pufIIcuIufIy SouIh Kofeu,
Jupun undVIeInum ufe no Iongef
sub|ecI Io geogfuphIc IsoIuIIon und
economIc dependence on ChInu us
Ihey wefe 300 yeufs ugo. And when
Hun chuuvInIsm munIIesIs IIseII ovefI-
Iy, us II does Ifom IIme Io IIme, II dfuws
enofmous fesIsIunce In Jupun, SouIh
Kofeu undVIeInumppowefIuI sIuIes
wIIh sIfong economIc und IechnoIogI-
cuI IounduIIons, us weII us mofe
homogenous und cohesIve socIeIIes
Ihun ChInu`s.
IofIunuIeIy Iof Ihe ChInese und
AmefIcun peopIes und In conIfusI
Io Ihe usIonIshIngIy nuve Lufopeun
Ieudefs oI 1914 Ihefe Is un ucuIe
sensIIIvIIy In BeI|Ing, WushIngIon,
Tokyo, SeouI, TuIpeI und HunoI IhuI
cfIses InvoIvIng TuIwun of Ihe Kofeun
PenInsuIu muy spIfuI ouI oI conIfoI.
In oIhef wofds, Ihefe feuIIy Is un
undefsIundIng IhuI IufgeI seIs ufe u
componenI oI, buI noI u subsIIIuIe
Iof, sIfuIegy, IhuI sIfIke wIIhouI
muneuvef hus IImIIed vuIue In feuI
wuf. UnIess we Iufn Io Ihe devusIuIIon
oI nucIeuf wuf, U.S. und uIIIed gfound
Iofces wIII conIInue Io pIuy u cfIIIcuI
foIe In wufIufe desIgned Io uchIeve u
decIsIon on Iefms IhuI Iuvof Ihe U.S.
und IIs uIIIes.
ASB Is un ImpofIunI sIep In Ihe
dIfecIIon oI buIIdIng u mIIIIufy soIu-
IIon Iof IuIufe conIIIcIs, buI II`s noI
Ihe whoIe soIuIIon. II Is unIuIf Io sug-
gesI IhuI ASB Is noIhIng mofe Ihun u
fuIIonuIe Iof new, expensIve pIuIIofms
und munIIIons. II`s much mofe, buI
IhInkIng feuIIsIIcuIIy ubouI IuIufe
wuf, howevef unpuIuIubIe, musI
InvoIve pIunnIng Iof Ihe InIegfuIed
use oI uII componenIs oI Ihe |oInI
Iofce IncIudIng gfound muneuvef
Iofces.
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deveIop Ihe modeI In un eIIofI Io
chunge Ihe wuy Ihe DoD vIews ucquIsI-
IIons. SevefuI InsIfucIofs uI Ihe DeIense
AcquIsIIIon UnIvefsIIy ufe uIso on
boufd, udvocuIIng Iof IhIs uppfouch. So
IIST Is muIufe enough Io use fIghI now,
und II`s uIso conIInuIng Io be deveIoped.
II DoD wefe Io Iuunch u feIofm InIIIu-
IIve usIng Ihe IIST consIfucI, Ihe exIsI-
Ing fupId ucquIsIIIon ofgunIzuIIons und
meIhods Deckef-Wugnef pfuIsed wouId
eusIIy be IncIuded In Ihe ovefuII umbfeI-
Iu us exempIufs oI Ihe uppfouch.
Howevef, supefIIcIuI ImIIuIIon oI Ihese
modeIs Is noI udvIsubIe. (They uII weuf
bIue huIs! We shouId weuf bIue huIs,
Ioo!") AppIyIng Ihe Iessons und deepef
pfucIIces ucfoss u wIdef funge oI Ihe
ucquIsIIIon communIIy wIII fequIfe
cufeIuI obsefvuIIon, feIIecIIon, menIof-
Ing und coIIubofuIIon, uIong wIIh u wIII-
Ingness Io genuIneIy chunge behuvIof.
ThIs wouId be dIIIIcuII, buI II Is cefIuInIy
possIbIe.
IIST Is no sIIvef buIIeI und, IIke uny
oIhef uppfouch, wIII undoubIedIy pfo-
duce some IuIIufes. BuI II pusI fesuIIs
ufe uny IndIcuIIon, II wouId be u mIIIIon
IImes beIIef Ihun busIness us usuuI.
The ob|ecIIve Is Io shIII Ihe deIuuII
uwuy Ifom meIhods IhuI Iuke Ioo Iong,
cosI Ioo much und undefdeIIvef, und
Iowufd meIhods IhuI pfoduce uIIofd-
ubIe sysIems IhuI ufe uvuIIubIe when
needed und eIIecIIve when used. These
meIhods uIfeudy exIsI und huve been
used successIuIIy Iof yeufs. II mukes no
sense Io Ieuve Ihem In IsoIuIed pockeIs
und onIy use Ihem In excepIIonuI cIf-
cumsIunces, fuIhef Ihun muke Ihem Ihe
pfeIeffed uppfouch.
WheIhef DoDudopIs Ihe specIIIc IIST
uppfouch of noI Is ImmuIefIuI. No doubI
Ihefe ufe pIenIy oI oIhef wuys Io pfovIde
u compfehensIve feIofmfoud mup IhuI
covefs uII Ihfee wedges oI Ihe cIfcIe. So
pIck IIST of pIck someIhIng eIse.
WhuI we musI noI do Is seIIIe Iof
unoIhef found oI vugue sIoguneefIng,
IneIIecIIve hund-wuvIng of endIess
Iuundfy IIsIs oI IooseIy connecIed InIIIu-
IIves. Such un IncompIeIe uppfouch wIII
cefIuInIy pfoduce unoIhef decude
whefe pfobIems wIII, Io fequoIe Ihe
Hufvufd BusIness SchooI fepofI,
femuIn much Ihe sume." And IhuI
wouId be u feuI shume.
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