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Latest articles by MG (Ret.) Robert H. Scales

The Sergeant Solution

MG (Ret.) Robert H. Scales Jr.
Wall Street Journal
April 8, 2008

"Winning wars is not a test of numbers or materiel so much as it is a test of will. The side that wins is the side that wants most to win.. In good armies, the will to win is set by example, by junior leaders, sergeants and lieutenants, who lead from the front."
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Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Video)

MG (Ret.) Robert H. Scales Jr.
HEARING ON US TROOP BUILDUP IN IRAQ
April 2, 2008

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on the U.S. Troop Buildup in Iraq. Chairman Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) holds a Senate hearing looking at the effects of the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq known as “the surge.”
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Testimony before the Senate Armed Services Sub Committee on Emerging Threats & Capabilities

MG (Ret.) Robert H. Scales Jr.
April 25, 2007

Testimony on efforts to improve the Department of Defense's language and cultural awareness capabilities.
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Statement for the Record
 

Testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee

MG (Ret.) Robert H. Scales Jr.
HEARING ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS READINESS
April 17, 2007

Testimony on whether the Army and Marine Corps are properly sized, organized, and equipped to respond to the most likely missions over the next two decades while retaining adequate capability to respond to all contingencies along the spectrum of combat.
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