NavyCon uses sci-fi to shed light on future of combat.
The debriefing was as vicious as you'd expect it to be, the Navy commander methodic in his dissection of one of the greatest failures in military history. The massive loss of life and strategic capabilities were inevitable once the officers of history's greatest military force allowed large sections of the region to "develop into a safe haven" for lawlessness and terrorism, "the perfect environment to allow a rebellion to grow."
"Once maritime dominance is established, resistance from shore rarely stops," says Cmdr. BJ Armstrong. "Without small ships to run intercept the blockade was simply a dismal failure."
Armstrong, an academy instructor with a PhD in War Studies from King's College, is not talking about the Middle East or Northern Africa of today or the sinking of the Bismarck in 1941. He's focused on the loss of the Death Star and the Battle of Hoth, two "cautionary tales" that have much to teach the future officers of the American military.
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WNU Editor: This sounds more interesting than Comicon.
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