High-Profile Officer Nagl to Leave Army, Join Think Tank:
One of the Army's most prominent younger officers, whose writings have influenced the conduct of the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq, said he has decided to leave the service to study strategic issues full time at a new Washington think tank.
Lt. Col. John Nagl, 41, is a co-author of the Army's new manual on counterinsurgency operations, which has been used heavily by U.S. forces carrying out the strategy of moving off big bases, living among the population and making the protection of civilians their top priority.
This is bad news for the Army. We interviewed Lt. Col. Nagl a couple of times on the NARN and he was a very thoughtful, well-spoken representative of the military. His work on counter-insurgency doctrine has proved invaluable and he has performed great service for his country. He will be sorely missed, but will still be able to contribute to the national security discussion in his new role at a think tank. We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavour.
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