The Unauthorized Third Leg of the Troika

Montrose Toast Blog ^ | 8 December 2010 | DJ Elliott

[DJ Elliott]

Disclaimer: This is a speculation piece. If 60 percent of this turns out correct, I will consider it good. Until (if) the Counter-terrorism Law is passed and a legal structure authorized, this force is limited to what the Prime Minister’s Emergency Fund can support.]

Unity of command is stressed by militaries because; divided command structures have cost battles and wars throughout history. So why are militaries, especially ground forces, not unified?

There is a rarely discussed factor about military organization and why it is almost always divided. "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." Concentration of military power in one organization, especially ground forces, invites military coups and dictatorships. Even splitting the forces [power] between 2 ministries just means that the more powerful ministry gets to choose the dictator.

The catch is that overly divided militaries leave a country’s armed forces weak and dysfunctional in the face of foreign attack.

[DJ Elliott]

To repeat, this is a speculation piece about the possible restructuring/re-subordination of existing ISF forces.

[1raider1]

I’m guessing the headline is not yours, but a troika has twelve legs.

[arthurus]

Even if troika means twelve one of those twelve must be a third one.

[DJ Elliott]

A general meaning of the Russian word troika (Cyrillic alphabet: тройка) is three of a kind, a collection of three. Yes, I am aware that 3 horses have 12 legs between them, but you are streaching there...