June 19, 2026
John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski explains CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper’s assertion that adhering to the Pentagon’s Law of War Manual on proportionality and avoiding the targeting of civilian objects and noncombatants actually makes U.S. military forces more lethal and effective—a point NPEC has repeatedly made in its Army War College publications.
John Batchelor–NPEC weekly review explains CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper’s assertion that adhering to the Pentagon’s Law of War Manual on proportionality and avoiding the targeting of civilian objects and noncombatants actually makes U.S. military forces more lethal and effective—a point NPEC has repeatedly made in its Army War College publications.
Listen below:
Part I.