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McChrystal: The Next War May Be Won Before People Realize It Began
“And in fact, the next war may well be won or lost before people actually realize it's on. Maybe so fast that that's occurred.”
Stanley McChrystal Mar 8, 2022 ▶ 1:11:01 #132 Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal - The Essence of Leadership
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McChrystal: Future warfare will feature countless uncoordinated adversaries
“We can have countless opponents, and they don't all have to be coordinated. They just have to share a general common intent to do us harm, which makes them more difficult because you have to defeat each one, not, you can't defeat them as a network, and that's …”
Stanley McChrystal Mar 8, 2022 ▶ 1:14:13 #132 Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal - The Essence of Leadership
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