'..listening to him. It should be the White House.” '<blockquote>'..Nagata was the architect of the JSOC concept that “it takes a network to defeat a network,” later popularized by McChrystal..
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..Nagata will need the backing of the administration — support that may simply not be there. “Mike is really good at execution,” said the former senior intelligence official. “He’s absolutely in the right place, but they have to listen to him. When he talks, it shouldn’t just be Lloyd Austin listening to him. It should be the White House.” '
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'..To succeed, Nagata will need the backing of the administration..' May 1, 2015</blockquote>
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(Syria) - 'The regime is not capable of changing..''..states emerging from authoritarian rule .. a monumental undertaking..''..persuade Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites to accept..''..seek the long game at the lowest possible cost.' - Daniel P. Bolger'..Listen to American Muslims'The Garden of Forgiveness</blockquote>