US ARMY READY IF THE DOWNTURN GETS OUT OF HAND

[lovuian]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12232008/business/us_army_ready_if_the_downturn_gets_out_o_145522.htm

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.
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the Anger keeps growing and growing
"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."

[Bonobo]

1. If people are robbing dollar stores, it's soon gonna take a fuckload of force

to protect the wealth of the fat cats. I hope they know how to fend for themselves.

[lovuian]

3. and they think the Army is going to fire on its citizens and obey

them who didn't give a hoot for them

They will need to know WHO they Are
Americans are slaves

[Fearless]

4. They will if they feed them.

Cite: North Korea.

[lovuian]

5. they can't feed them now Haliburton poisoned them

and that means the troops would have to come home who will fight in Iraq and Afghanistan

[Fearless]

6. Or just people who want gov't rations, no matter how bad, join the army.

[lovuian]

2. Oh ya want to see the report its Interesting

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB890.pdf

This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted

[stillcool]

10. I think we saw a taste of this..

at the RNC. Looks like they're planning on more than 4 dead in Ohio.

[sarcasmo]

7. If this country really got angry our own military couldn't stop them.

[lovuian]

8. kick for the Holiday crowd

:kick:

[TheWraith]

9. A paper written by a visiting professor is a long way from martial law.

Or even a plan for martial law.