Posted on 12/24/2008 11:40:50 AM PST by BGHater
ARE you afraid that the eco nomic downturn could get out of hand? I mean, really out of hand?
Well, don't worry.
The US Army War College is on the case - ready to handle "unforeseen economic collapse" and the "rapid dissolution of public order in all or significant parts of the US."
And you thought we were just dealing with a recession!
In a report published Nov. 4 - just in time for the holiday season - the War College's Strategic Studies Institute posited a number of shocks that the country should be prepared for, including unrest caused by the economy's failure.
The report has a snappy title, "Known Unknowns: Unconventional 'Strategic Shocks' in Defense Strategy Development," and was written by Nathan Freier, a visiting professor at the college. The foreword was written by Col. John A. Kardos, director of the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute.
Freier lists a number of possible things we should worry about - because we probably don't have enough of our own - including run-of-the-mill terrorism and the fact that China and Russia could align against us politically and economically.
"Some of the most plausible defense-relevant strategic shocks remain low-probability events," Freier soft-pedals before going on to scare the hell out of us.
The War College says "widespread civil violence inside the US would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security."
Among things Freier wants us to worry about are "deliberate employment of weapons of mass destruction. . . unforeseen economic collapse, loss of functioning political and legal order, purposeful domestic resistance or insurgency and catastrophic natural and human disasters."
Oh, and by the way, have a Merry Christmas!
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Scary. And not what I expected.
Well, from the looks of it, the populace is currently arming themselves. Good thing.
I believe you are right on the Jeffersonian thing.
This dumbass must have a degree in Master of the Obvious.
Comforting to know our Army War College is top of things.
In a time of a declared “National Emergency”, isn’t the President empowered to declare martial law which suspends the constitution and therefore would make any order to confiscate privately owned weapons legitimate? We are so screwed!
“My fear is that ‘our troops’ are going to become his troops...”
That will always be the case. Remember Randy Weaver and Waco.
I would imagine most called on forces would be busy in the more densely populated areas, “quelling riots” and such. Maybe grabbing firearms and such during the activity. I do not imagine them going on armed or unarmed patrols in the hinterlands for purposes of gathering weapons. That would likely be a foolish move.
“Even if little green men show up in their foo fighters with ray guns, then the top brass will know what to do.”
And what if the little green men ‘eviscerate Congress’? ;>
We honor them with a ticker tape parade and hand them the keys to the city. Maybe even name our kids, roads, buildings and bridges after them to thank them for their service.
“No, it doesn’t sound like that.”
Does to me and I won’t hesitate a second to take them on.
It seems that we need to truly value the quality of the Congress, and of the officer corps, more than ever.
My post, #88 I think, was actually a line from ‘Mars Attacks.’ Jack Nicholson said it and went on to say that “we still have two branches of government, and two out of three ain’t bad.”
I love that silly movie, that and ‘Galaxy Quest.’ Geek chic, but cheesy.
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