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4. Looping the Loop

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Boyd's Theory of Conflict

Colonel Boyd, the great maverick, never published a book explaining his theory. The only form we have it in is a presentation from 1976 called Patterns of Conflict. Cheney abandoned Plan A, there would be no direct assault on Iraq. In its place, the plan became pure Boyd. He focused on disorientation, on confusion, a left-hook maneuver.

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