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OODA Loop applied?

…relative to the war games, and the use of very sophisticated software (PROMIS and PTECH), how the OODA loop may have played a role on 9/11. I went out this…

Slavery in my backyard 2

war on terrorism and the war on trafficking. Soon after Bush took office, a network of anti-trafficking nonprofit agencies arose, spurred in part by an infusion of federal dollars. ….

Air Force increase as predicted

…for a long war. “Until we can determine that the Iraqis have got their air force to significant capability,” says Lt Gen. Gary North, the regional air commander, “I think…

…there are operations to go on, planning to be done and after-action reports that need to be written. And war interposes its own deadly agenda that requires his attention and…

Cheney: 51 Lies is Not That Many

…in Vietnam. Yes – during Vietnam War, we got the same garbage from the White House. And let’s remember that Hagel and Kerry served during this war, whereas Five Deferment…

Katrina Relief & Ricardian Equivalence

…that previous presidents acted differently. During World War II, Franklin Roosevelt cut nonwar spending by more than 20 percent, in addition to raising taxes to finance the war effort. During…

1,346 Days (UPDATED)

…now deeply divided. The economic consequences of this “war” have been significant and are growing. The most obvious are the war expenditures: over $250 Billion already spent and Congress has…

Kerry’s Record on Iraq

…at least eight positions on the Iraq War, and there are still seven weeks left in the campaign.” But in the last couple of days, multiple independent analyses by newspapers…