A Brain Pentagon Wants to Pick
Despite Controversy, Strategist Is Tapped as Valuable Resource
By Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 19, 2005; Page A19
Global security guru Thomas P.M. Barnett is in the unique position of being embraced by Pentagon officials and top U.S. military commanders as a visionary strategist -- even as he openly blames the defense establishment for botching post-invasion operations in Iraq.
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Now Barnett is back in Washington to unveil his sequel work, "Blueprint for Action," in a closed-door speech this morning to a select group of about 500 up-and-coming military officers and defense officials at the National Defense University.