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I think that perhaps you cut to the chase too quickly...
I see a question chain something akin to this:
What is our National Policy?
What elements of National Power are we willing to expend to achieve said policy?
What are the Foreign affairs implications of that decision?
What Defence Policy can we derive from that?
What do we want our military to do?
What capabilities should our military have?
How should we organise those capabilities to best achieve National Policy?
That is what I mean by First Principles. If the answer to all of those questions lead us to the inevitable conclusion that we need to create a chain of small smart left-handed 14 year old girls chanting Girl Guide songs, then that is what we go out and get...
I see a question chain something akin to this:
What is our National Policy?
What elements of National Power are we willing to expend to achieve said policy?
What are the Foreign affairs implications of that decision?
What Defence Policy can we derive from that?
What do we want our military to do?
What capabilities should our military have?
How should we organise those capabilities to best achieve National Policy?
That is what I mean by First Principles. If the answer to all of those questions lead us to the inevitable conclusion that we need to create a chain of small smart left-handed 14 year old girls chanting Girl Guide songs, then that is what we go out and get...