The present-day U.S. military qualifies by any measure as highly professional, much more so than its Cold War predecessor. Yet the purpose of today’s professionals is not to preserve peace but to fight unending wars in distant places. Intoxicated by a post-Cold War belief in its own omnipotence, the United States allowed itself to be drawn into a long series of armed conflicts, almost all of them yielding unintended consequences and imposing greater than anticipated costs. Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. forces have destroyed many targets and killed many people. Only rarely, however, have they succeeded in accomplishing their assigned political purposes. . . . [F]rom our present vantage point, it becomes apparent that the “Revolution of ‘89” did not initiate a new era of history. At most, the events of that year fostered various unhelpful illusions that impeded our capacity to recognize and respond to the forces of change that actually matter.

Andrew Bacevich


Friday, March 1, 2013

War News for Friday, March 01, 2013


Black holes rapidly spinning and twisting spacetime


Reported security incidents
#1: A roadside bomb killed nine people, mostly border policemen, Thursday in Afghanistan. The afternoon blast occurred in Dangam district of Kunar province, near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, according to a spokesman for the provincial government. Wasifullah Wasifi said seven border policemen and two civilians were killed, and two women were wounded in the attack.

#2: According to reports an incident allegedly involving civilian casualties has taken place during an Australian military operation in Afghanistan. (no real details just fluff - whisker)

Posted by whisker at 4:15 AM

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

black holes? hows does that have anything to do with the war?

March 1, 2013 at 6:23 PM
whisker said...

It doesn't but since i didn't have much to post i stuck that up there.
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March 2, 2013 at 4:09 AM
whisker said...
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March 2, 2013 at 4:09 AM

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