Ends, Ways, Means strategy models have made us think we can simply impose our will on our adversaries if we just get a little bit MORE — more clarity, more autonomy, more resources.

It blinds us to the fact that we’re being out-thought and outmaneuvered. 1/2

@jwmeiser has been very good drawing attention to this problem, especially in his essay in this issue of parameters (which also has a lot of other great articles, especially the civ-mil one by Bill Rapp). 2/2
https://publications.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/3298.pdf