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    Powerful Peace: A Navy SEAL's Lessons on Peace from a Lifetime at War

    Powerful Peace: A Navy SEAL's Lessons on Peace from a Lifetime at War

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    by J. Robert DuBois


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      ISBN-13: 9781614481898
    • Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
    • Publication date: 07/01/2012
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 242
    • File size: 2 MB

    J. Robert DuBois is a security advisor who was once labeled a “smart power authority” while assisting U.S., British and Iraqi forces in Baghdad. A multilingual Navy SEAL with experience in more than thirty nations, he retired from service in 2006…then headed back into Iraq and Afghanistan to support commanders facing complex threat situations. Robert has provided his “Think like the Adversary” workshop to units in combat zones, companies to include Lockheed Martin, and government entities like the National Counterterrorism Center. He is currently a staff officer on the Deputy Secretary of Defense’s four-person Senior Integration Group (SIG), and chairs the National Security Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Foundation of America. Robert’s articles on cultural awareness and security assurance have appeared in The Counterterrorist magazine and the Compass of the National Language Service Corps, among others. He is the founder of VoDuBo Consulting and author of the blog at PowerfulPeace.net.

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    Table of Contents

    Preface xix

    A Personal Letter to Veterans and Recruits xxii

    Author's Note xxiii

    Acknowledgments xxv

    Introduction Surreal… and so real xxvii

    Section I Body 1

    1 Hate September 11, 2001 3

    2 Harm Blowing up baby 9

    3 Loss Everybody loses 12

    4 Smart power Smarter, not harder. 16

    5 Restraint Cause a pause 21

    6 Alternatives I won't make my wife a prostitute 26

    7 Self-interest Simple needs 31

    8 Dignity The ugly American 36

    9 Respect Guarding killers at Abu Ghraib prison 40

    10 Grievance Terrorism is only a tool 43

    11 Resilience Thank you, Mr. bin Laden 47

    12 Accountability Pop Quiz: Do we make our misfortune? 50

    Section II Mind 55

    13 Balance Kissing and killing 57

    14 Context 1 On Rashids 60

    15 Context 2 On rapes 62

    16 Context 3 On men of God 64

    17 Context 4 Inside out and upside down 66

    18 Conscious bigotry A big T for tolerance 69

    19 Unconscious bigotry Fed poison 72

    20 Pride Don't be a roadblock 77

    21 Arrogance The six blind wise men and the elephant 80

    22 Ignorance When complexion kills 84

    23 Understanding Cultural blindness 87

    24 Change "A tremendous responsibility to humanity". 91

    Section III Heart 95

    25 Commonality We laugh and cry in the same language 97

    26 Comfort Peace of mind 101

    27 Compassion It's the children, stupid 104

    28 Empathy Look through his eyes 108

    29 Community The Baghdad Zoo 112

    30 Family Heart is where the home is 115

    31 Duty War heroes on war 118

    32 Sacrifice How precious? 122

    33 Crisis Unity through tragedy 125

    34 Duality And 129

    35 Exclusion Are you with us or against us? 132

    36 Inclusion Colons 136

    Section IV Soul 141

    37 Tolerance In defense of faith 143

    38 Holy war I'm sorry for what we've done to ourselves 147

    39 Camaraderie Surrounded by armed Turks! 151

    40 Appreciation Credit 155

    41 Mindfulness Words as hands 158

    42 Humanity Fighting fighting. 162

    43 Action Entering Indonesia 166

    44 Paradox War is good 170

    45 Opportunity Civil affairs 177

    46 Possibility Tomorrow in our hands 180

    47 Proactivity Co-create your world 183

    48 Commitment Leaving Iraq 186

    Conclusion Hope 191

    About the Author 199

    List of terms and abbreviations 201

    Resources 203

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    Powerful Peace is a logical arrangement of brief topics on conflict. Four progressive sections (Body, Mind, Heart and Soul) each contain a dozen, easily-digestible but hard-hitting chapters. Each chapter builds on the one before it in leading the reader to first understand that force is sometimes necessary, that persuasion is more powerful, and that some conflict is unnecessary and preventable. The goal of Powerful Peace is to open the reader’s mind about other cultures to comprehend that different does not have to mean wrong, and that an individual’s life can be richer and more enjoyable by trying out some of the concepts contained in Powerful Peace. Powerful Peace is unique and appealing. Never before has a book been written by a SEAL with the intent of reducing conflict and its painful consequences for innocent victims. Powerful Peace addresses the hot topic of American fatigue from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, today’s political environment is souring many citizens' confidence in the direction of our national leadership. Powerful Peace offers hope that real solutions are available.

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