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BINGO!! That was my suspicions exactly. Even if he would have written about war-gaming against OWS, it probably wouldn't have been published. Ya know, like in the terrorist training films that only show white folks as terrorist and rioters? Permission to throw out a dose of reality, folks? Thank you. If the government wanted to use military force RIGHT NOW against TEA party types, they could just do it, and the only REAL response we'd have is with votes on election day. Most of us are in no physical shape to muster up enough collective force to go up against even the few in the military ranks that would shoot us. And you know the fifth-column scribes (AKA media)would be there cheering them on. When the military does war-gaming, it's usually against known or anticipated threats in the present or future. You, me and everyone else knows what's been going on in this country and what could and would happen if suddenly government checks would stop showing up, not clear the banks or worse - no place to cash them. In short, the cities would burn. Of course there would be those among us so inclined to help put out those fires by donating buckets of gasoline, but the rest would just back off and let the military 'restore order'. Always keep in mind the Ace card us bitter-clinger types hold over this government: They need us more than we need them. Think about it. The groups this government panders to these days can't even take care of themselves, let alone the country. If you left them to run free, how long would the infrastructure hold up? The answer to that question can be found at any OWS campsite. So to conclude: Yes, the powers-that-be may want to keep us in check, but they don't need to waist time war-gaming against us.

...the rest would just back off and let the military 'restore order'. Always keep in mind the Ace card us bitter-clinger types hold over this government: They need us more than we need them. Think about it. The groups this government panders to these days can't even take care of themselves, let alone the country. If you left them to run free, how long would the infrastructure hold up?

You're right if elites wanted our country to function at the level it's functioning at now. That might not be the case. Elites throughout history want things to work for them, but show little concern for the general population.

Check out Africa - or banana republics - thugs neutralize opposition and plundered what's left. Thugs running countries do well for themselves. They would live well here too - as long as they have theirs - and their power's not threatened. Which is where to repressive force always comes into play...

Think of the poorest countries in the world - their corrupt leaders live like kings...

Our country's broke - but there's much that could be sold off - or lived off of for a long time. Yes, it could happen here. The history of the world tells us democracies like ours are the exception...