When using powertacticsoroperatingpower, people willact "naturally" according to the stock of knowledge at hand, as wellas act expediently and creatively.
Both Putin and Chavez understand this better than anyone, for it is these very tactics that allow them to consolidate and maintain power at home while projecting power abroad.
Seven years on, there is much greater respect for the American military, its staying power, its ability to commit massive resources and readiness to rethink tactics.