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DeM Banter: Hummm... things you did not hear at the debate last night... and good points, not sure the argument over reading the transcript, moderator inputs/corrections, and both candidates bowing their chest out really solves or identifies the real issues at play here... Philadelphia Inquirer October 17, 2012 Pg. 22 Many stupid things have been …
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DeM Banter: a myriad of issues with this article, but nice shout out to my SAMS brothers and sisters...and he said Jedi Knight...so, yeah. But, if I read this right...we don't need a big military...we have a big military because we can't predict the future? Obviously, I'm not a smart man...perhaps someone can clear this …
DeM Banter: Exactly! ...and usually the "blowback" looks and feels different...and is nothing we could have planned for, be it against US interests or a country or populace we never even imagined...such is the nature of warfare...so how comfortable are we with our intel? Washington Post October 16, 2012 Pg. 19 Blowback is defined as …
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View Original DeM Banter: Not sure John's concept of "leaders should be readers" is anything new... we have heard that in the USAF for many years now, but in that light... we always try to offer lists of great reads... this looks like a powerful list to be sure. Let us know if there is …
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There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle. ~ Deepak Chopra At times I find myself tackling BIG problems… in fact, I love big problems…and perhaps it is the curse of vision…that as …
DeM Banter: "...and so it goes, and so it goes, and so it goes...where it's all heading nobody knows..." -Nick Lowe Stars and Stripes October 14, 2012 Pg. 1 QUANTICO, Va. -- Continuing its quest to deploy robots on the battlefield, the Marine Corps is testing two new machines that could eventually work alongside troops …
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DeM Banter: Been watching this one for a long while...and yes, there is good here... on many levels, but believe the bad weight in about the same. “The U.S. is creating a precedent by carrying out strikes in secrecy without accountability to anyone,” Ms. Knuckey said. “What if all countries did what the U.S. is …
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DeM Banter: Not sure I would agree there is a conscience effort to uphold the "Carter Doctrine," but... interesting nonetheless.. Boston Globe October 14, 2012 Pg. K1 The next president has an unprecedented chance to overhaul a creaky, 30-year-old vision of America's role in the region. Cops say they figure out a suspect's intentions by …
DeM Banter: TONS OF CYBER today and throughout the week...usually (but not always) means its time to pay attention...somebody is worried...as always...thinking what this looks like in 2022....combine that with an increasing dependence on drones....things that make you go...hhhhuuummmm... Interesting that the first author mentions cadets so often... There are three stories here from today's papers …
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DeM Banter: wow, lots of stuff here...agree and disagree all at the same time...so I'm going with the F. Scott Fitzgerald quote "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." ( I use "function" loosely) …
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