US to Outsource Invasion of Syria to NATO | 14 comments (14 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

.. I was talking about the high tech and the command of the operation.

Of course, using poor people and outsourcing the soldier is OK (you know, today I am a little bit sarcastic).

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Wed Nov 16th, 2005 at 10:34:09 AM EST
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Re: Not the soldier.. (none / 0)

How about proxy wars? The Cold War was fought continuously for 40 years through outsourcing.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 16th, 2005 at 10:36:38 AM EST
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Oh, proxy wars are fine (none / 1)

proxy wars are always fine, where something is at stake but not that much and you really do not want anybody to know (where anybody means US)...the real ones with high tech, for TV... no way, no outsourcing.

Could you imagine a European (French) militar making a briefing for CNN, .. NO WAY!!!!)

I am really in a sarcastic mood today!!!

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Wed Nov 16th, 2005 at 10:57:00 AM EST
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Now that I am thinking... (none / 0)

The origin of the mistake is that in my comment I mean wars declared as such for the americans. Also bombing declared as a war (whatever war). We eruopeans have such a loose defination for war... we never learn!!!

So, the US did outsource wars but not the ones they called wars and wanted the public to be called as such. I think everything makes sense now... sort of.

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Wed Nov 16th, 2005 at 10:59:48 AM EST
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Re: Now that I am thinking... (none / 0)

is this that fight you were talking about starting on another thread? <heh>

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Wed Nov 16th, 2005 at 11:10:33 AM EST
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Re: Now that I am thinking... (none / 1)

No, but if he doesn't write that promised diary about Economics and the Second law of Thermodynamics I'm going to have to start to troll-rate his comments. </snark>

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 16th, 2005 at 11:22:52 AM EST
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US to Outsource Invasion of Syria to NATO | 14 comments (14 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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