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Examining your understatement

Posted by: borg on April 30, 1999 at 16:15:35:

In Reply to: Get out of my way...I'm slightly crazy posted by bill on April 29, 1999 at 16:11:48:

: I see that another of NATO's missles went astray, landing in Bulgaria and damaging a house. That makes four striking that country, so far.

: Kinda gives a little spice to the following quote:

: "The fact that some elements [of the US government] may appear to be potentially 'out of control' can be beneficial to creating and reinforcing fears and doubts within the minds of an adversary's decision makers… That the US may become irrational and vindictive if its vital interests are attacked should be a part of the national persona we project to all adversaries.... It hurts to portray ourselves as too fully rational and cool-headed...."

: US Strategic Command (STRATCOM) "Essentials of Post-Cold War Deterrence", 1995

Chaos is coming and she's pissed.

Time to hunker down when govts, particularly big ones,
go ballistic.

...back to re-reading Darwin.


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