The Lessons from Black Hawk down

Benjamin Runkle. 2013.

1. Technology Does Not Guarantee Success.
2. In Manhunts, the Decisive Terrain is the Human Terrain. Recollect intelligence.
3. The Importance of Perseverance. Don't give up if you lose a battle.
4. What Happens in Mogadishu Does Not Stay in Mogadishu. Small wars have large second and third order effects in policy.
5. Sometimes the Least Bad Option is Good Enough. The good is not the enemy of the perfect.