Talk:Three Block War

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion not met Coverage and accuracy: criterion not met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion not met

Associated task forces:
/
	Military science, technology, and theory task force

This article has been mentioned by a media organization:

Phillip Carter (2006-12-07). "What About the Grunts? The Iraq Study Group talked to generals when it should have talked to corporals". Slate. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Merger with Strategic Corporal[edit]

I disagree with the proposed merger into Strategic Corporal. While a "strategic corporal" may be an important leader in a Three Block War, the two terms are quite independent. --JD79 02:56, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you misunderstood. The tag referred to merging Strategic Corporal *into* the article Three Block War. The Three Block War is the main context of the Strategic Corporal. At present it seems likely to remain a stub and nothing more. If it expands further later, such that it merits a separate article, it can be split again. But for now, it is not well-linked (despite searching the rest of articles for this phrase), and probably won't grow. --Rifleman 82 03:21, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also disagree with the proposed merger, and I disagree that the Three Block War is the *main* context of the Strategic Corporal. As JD79 says, the two terms are quite independent. It (the Three Block War) was the *original* context, but with time its use has evolved. The strategic corporal (or even the strategic private) can perform acts in front of a camera that have nothing to do with a Three Block War, but have enormous strategic ramifications. I agree this may not quite be what Krulak had in mind when he penned his article in 1999, but these days the term is more widely used than its original context. Pdfpdf 07:36, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]