The Counterrevolution in Military Affairs

The Weekly Standard ^ | Ralph Peters

[Cannoneer No. 4]

There is, in short, not a single enemy in existence or on the horizon willing to play the victim to the military we continue to build. Faced with men of iron belief wielding bombs built in sheds and basements, our revolution in military affairs appears more an indulgence than an investment. In the end, our enemies will not outfight us. We'll muster the will to do what must be done--after paying a needlessly high price in the lives of our troops and damage to our domestic infrastructure. We will not be beaten, but we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Read the whole thing

[gr8eman]

No...cannot read the whole thing. The more I read the more intelligence gets drained from my brain. It is sort of like arguing with an idiot.

Q: What won the Cold War? A: DETERRENCE....end of transmission

[Lurker]

The world seems to have forgotten that America is the country that reduced Dresden to ashes and turned two Japanese cities into science projects.

So has the author of this piece apparently.

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[burzum]

A paradox of our time is that the overwhelmingly secular global media--a collection of natural-born religion-haters--have become the crucial accomplices of the suicide bomber fueled by rabid faith. Mass murderers are lionized as freedom fighters, while our own troops are attacked by the press they protect for the least waywardness or error. One begins to wonder if the bomber's suicidal impulse isn't matched by a deep death wish affecting the West's cultural froth.

One of the most perverse aspects of anti-Americanism in the global media and among the international intelligentsia is that it's presented as a progressive, liberal movement, when it's bitterly reactionary, a spiteful, elitist revolt against the empowerment of the common man and woman (the core ethos of the United States). Despite their outward differences, intellectuals are the logical allies of Islamist extremists--who are equally opposed to social progress and mass freedom.

Well said!

[burzum]

I thought the Dresden attack was mostly British. Perhaps I'm wrong.

Anyways, the fact that we firebombed Tokyo gives a lot of credence to the argument that we will do what it takes to win a war. If you get bored, look up some of the plans for Operation Olympiad. We estimated we would have killed 1-2 million Japanese. We even considered using atomic bombs as beach clearing weapons. If that operation would have gone forward, it would have been nothing short of hell on earth.

[Travis McGee]

Who do you think we are going to firebomb or nuke?
I think Peters is brilliant.

[Howlin]

I'm exhausted after reading this article.

Islamist terrorists, to cite the immediate example, would do anything to win. Our enemies act on ecstatic revelations from their god. We act on the advice of lawyers. It is astonishing that we have managed to hold the line as well as we have.

Amazing.

[Robert Teesdale]

Superb analysis.

[wildcatf4f3]

read,,bumping for reference

[indcons]

Unfortunately, that last point "Don't let young men from high-risk countries enter the US - ever" will remain unrealized due to the significant Arab control of American industries. Even Fox News is partly owned by a Saudi prince who has expressed his support for Palestinian terrorism.

[JoeGar]

This is a great read -- long, but excellent.

[SevenMinusOne]

Islamist terrorists, to cite the immediate example, would do anything to win. Our enemies act on ecstatic revelations from their god. We act on the advice of lawyers. It is astonishing that we have managed to hold the line as well as we have.

This article is a very good read - Peter's usually always is -

[Lazamataz]

I actually became stupider, with every line of this article that I read.

[usafsk]

Proof plesae, unless you mean as a minor shareholder. Fox News is owned by Fox, which is controlled by Murdoch and family.

[usafsk]

Does that happen with everything you read? Might not be the author's fault...

[em2vn]

What an extremely stupid thing to write.