<http://www.red-alerts.com/homeland-security/us-army-war-college-predicts-doomsday-in-us/>U.S. Army War College Predicts Doomsday in U.S.
Posted in <http://www.red-alerts.com/category/homeland-security/>Homeland Security by Rob Taylor on December 16th, 2008 A new paper released by the War College gives a bleak outlook for America’s readiness to respond to a variety of challenges during the next administration, challenges that the authors seem to expect will happen fairly soon. From <http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/ss_military0790_12_15.asp>World Tribune: WASHINGTON The United States could be sleep-walking into its next crisis, a military report said. The report by the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Institute, said that a defense community paralyzed by conventional thinking could be unprepared to help the United States cope with a series of unexpected crises that would rival the Al Qaida strikes in 2001, termed a “strategic shock.” The report cited the prospect of the collapse of a nuclear state leading to massive unrest in the United States. “Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security,” the report, authored by [Ret.] Lt. Col. Nathan Freir, said. “Deliberate employment of weapons of mass destruction or other catastrophic capabilities, unforeseen economic collapse, loss of functioning political and legal order, purposeful domestic resistance or insurgency, pervasive public health emergencies, and catastrophic natural and human disasters are all paths to disruptive domestic shock.” Titled “Known Unknowns: Unconventional Strategic Shocks in Defense Strategy Development,” the report warned that the U.S. military and intelligence community remain mired in the past as well as the need to accommodate government policy. Freier, a former Pentagon official, said that despite the Al Qaida surprise in 2001 U.S. defense strategy and planning remain trapped by “excessive convention.” “The current administration confronted a game-changing ’strategic shock’ inside its first eight months in office,” the report said. “The next administration would be well-advised to expect the same during the course of its first term. Indeed, the odds are very high against any of the challenges routinely at the top of the traditional defense agenda triggering the next watershed inside DoD [Department of Defense].” The report cited the collapse of what Freier termed “a large capable state that results in a nuclear civil war.” Such a prospect could lead to uncontrolled weapons of mass destruction proliferation as well as a nuclear war. The report cited the prospect of a breakdown of order in the United States. Freier said the Pentagon could be suddenly forced to recall troops from abroad to fight domestic unrest. The paper can be <http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB890.pdf>read here. I’m still doing a second reading of it to be sure, but basically this paper predicts at least a semi-collapse of the United States. I’m going out to buy more guns and ammo. h/t <http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2008/12/15/doomsday-us-report-warns-of-strategic-shock/>N.T.A. Elsewhere on <http://www.red-alerts.com>Red Alerts: * <http://www.red-alerts.com/just-plain-foolish/dems-counting-on-predicted-apocalypse-to-ease-budget-woes/>Dems Counting on Predicted Apocalypse to Ease Budget Woes * <http://www.red-alerts.com/european-theater/leaked-home-office-memo-predicts-anarchy-in-england-in-the-coming-months/>Leaked Home Office Memo Predicts “Anarchy” in England in the Coming Months * <http://www.red-alerts.com/islamic-expansionism/syrian-politician-claims-war-between-syria-and-israel-will-begin-this-summer/>Syrian Politician Claims War Between Syria and Israel Will Begin This summer * <http://www.red-alerts.com/homeland-security/apocalypse-soon-ii-spring-time-mahdi-madness/>Apocalypse Soon II: Spring Time Mahdi <http://www.red-alerts.com/homeland-security/apocalypse-soon-ii-spring-time-mahdi-madness/>Madness! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
