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America Faces Multi-Front Proxy Warfare

America Faces Multi-Front Proxy Warfare
The USS Carney in the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 23, 2018. Mass Communication Spc. 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/U.S. Naval Forces Europe–Africa via AP
Austin Bay
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Defeat in detail, a classic military stratagem, occurs when a comparatively weaker combatant secures victory over a more powerful opponent through the piecemeal destruction of the stronger force. The weaker combatant never lets the stronger adversary bring all of its power to bear.

Austin Bay
Austin Bay
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Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas–Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.”
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