Presentation of the Kober Medal to Dr. William H. Welch

Clausewitz and Low-Intensity Conflict

“…Unsurprisingly, Kober has criticized all militaries, and not just the US military, for putting the doctrinal cart before the theoretical horse through focusing on specifics related to national or even single service concerns rather than the foundations of LIC theory. 63 The use of the term LIC needs to be seen in the context of the intense nature of war as articulated by Clausewitz. LIC, as it is currently understood by Western militaries, was originally conceived to draw a contrast with highintensity conflict during the Cold War.…”

Some US concerns regarding Islamist and Middle Eastern terrorism

“…26 A major sponsor of international terrorism is Osama bin Laden, a wealthy Saudi exile based in Afghanistan who seeks to overthrow the Saudi regime. Bin Laden joined the Afghan resistance after the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.…”

Introduction of Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH

“…In researching Dr. Welch, I came to find that Dr. Welch was the first recipient of the Kober Medal ( Figure 1 ) ( 1 ), bestowed by Dr. Kober himself in 1927 ( Figure 2 ) ( 2 ).…”