Rapid Fire: 2010-11-19: SDSR Leaks

• This week’s – maybe this year’s – must-read: “Leadership and Accountability” at the US Naval Institute’s blog discusses a recent failed court-martial, the court’s implied rebuke regarding the state of the LPD-17 ship class, and the corresponding state of Navy leadership. Sobering – and see also the comments section.

• Lame duck: US Congress drags feet on passage of FY2011 defense spending and authorization bills.

• Planning counter-insurgency psyops? Try The Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s “Learning Counter-Narrative Lessons from Cases of Terrorist Dropouts.”