Comment Re:Is there an Iranian in the house? (Score 1) 236
Don't like someone? Kidnap or kill 'em. Works great until they do it to you, eh?
At least it ends the trend of "young men dying for an old men's war." If country leadership feels at risk, maybe they will be less likely to start wars.
Comment Re:I thought the first rise of Skywalker movie (Score 1) 102
FTL drives are stupid and dumb.
I don't know if I'd go that far. It hasn't been conclusively proven impossible yet.
Comment Re:On the verge of bankruptcy (Score 1) 42
Grumman and McDonnell Douglas were saved from bankruptcy by mergers.
Based on what the execs did to Boeing after they got there, I think it would have been better to let them go under.
Comment Re:Finally (Score 4, Informative) 236
Comment Re:Never give up, never surrender [Re:Finally] (Score 2) 236
Wikipedia has a lot of good detail about the last few months.
The short is that some people in the top leadership were looking to surrender, some people were looking to fight to the end, and their (intentionally designed) slow bureaucratic process made them unable to come to any agreements quickly.
The smart thing would have been to look for a settlement after Guadalcanal, when they probably could have kept some of their gains. And absolutely after Leyte Gulf it was objectively obvious that they had no chance of winning.
The short is that some people in the top leadership were looking to surrender, some people were looking to fight to the end, and their (intentionally designed) slow bureaucratic process made them unable to come to any agreements quickly.
The smart thing would have been to look for a settlement after Guadalcanal, when they probably could have kept some of their gains. And absolutely after Leyte Gulf it was objectively obvious that they had no chance of winning.
Comment Re:Finally (Score 1) 236
Wikipedia has is absolutely recommended reading. The Japanese leadership was divided (having several split votes). After Okinawa it was clear to everyone that they could not win, but some wanted to continue fighting until they were annihilated. Others in the top leadership were working hard to bring a surrender as quickly as possible.
The Russians on the other hand, wanted the Japanese to continue fighting, so they could get a chance to militarily invade and take those territories. Molotov dragged the discussions out as long as possible, and was effective. Russia managed to militarily control all the territories it wanted before the war ended.
The Russians on the other hand, wanted the Japanese to continue fighting, so they could get a chance to militarily invade and take those territories. Molotov dragged the discussions out as long as possible, and was effective. Russia managed to militarily control all the territories it wanted before the war ended.
Comment Re:Neither of those were regime change wars (Score 1) 236
We made sure the people in charge were cool with American oil companies. That was the entire reason we invaded Afghanistan the oil company Dick Cheney
During Desert Storm, Russia only agreed to support if America promised to not depose Saddam.
Bush 2 became president and wanted to finish his dad's work. Incompetently.
Comment Re: Finally (Score 1) 236
When you say "Argentina", what do you mean precisely? It's had a lot of militaristic dictatorships followed by at least nominal democracy, but I assume you're referring to the most recent one
That is a normal path, though. France followed the same path, over a century switching back and forth between "idealistic incompetent democrats" and "oppressive semi-competent dictators" before finally settling into democracy. Argentina seems to be finally settling down. At least, I can't see someone more revolutionary than Kirchner getting into power, and she left willingly.
Comment Re:Deployment proved this tech is hard to control (Score 1) 42
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), Jurassic Park:
Spend billions of dollars of venture capital money to build the world's biggest chatbot? That is a definite yes. It's almost as great as using Libya uranium to make a bomb case filled with used pinball machine parts.
Comment Re:Finally (Score 1) 236
The theory is something like this:
Israel wants to control the middle east.
Epstein is a Mossad agent.
Epstein controlled the US politicians (especially Trump).
Epstein is still alive (alternately, there are other agents like Epstein).
That is the real reason why the US attacked Iran and everyone else is sheeple.
Israel wants to control the middle east.
Epstein is a Mossad agent.
Epstein controlled the US politicians (especially Trump).
Epstein is still alive (alternately, there are other agents like Epstein).
That is the real reason why the US attacked Iran and everyone else is sheeple.
Comment Re:Finally (Score 1) 236
you are going to have handgifted Trump a huge political win by allowing your side to be anchored to the defeated regime instead of seizing the opportunity to make it a "we all win here" outcome.
Fortunately, Trump can't win another term.
Comment Re:Finally (Score 1) 236
50 years ago we didn't have a government that needed a distraction from an ever-growing scandal.
Watergate? Iran Contra?
Comment Re:Finally (Score 1) 236
Popular accounts of US overthrows in Iran are misleading at best and some don't even make logical sense
Mossadegh was one very small part in a long sad history of modern Iran.
I foreclosed any possibility of voting for John McCain after his bomb bomb bomb Iran beach boys performance circa 2008.
Smart.
Comment Re:Finally (Score 1) 236
Any new regime will be more likely to choose America as an ally than Russia. That will grant them market access etc that allows them to grow economically, but also will come with pressure to not be a dictatorship. The current Syrian regime is perhaps an example.
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