Dreadnought, et al,
Looking strategically, one has to be a little like Dr House, and do the differential. The only way that it can be done is if you change the definition of war and its outcomes. And then look at it from the opposite side. How do you defeat the Hegemony with the Invincible Army?
BLUF: You don't attack the Army, you attack the economy that supports the Army. Defeat the economy with the Invincible Army, and you have an Army that cannot deploy. If it cannot deploy, no one, Regionally, need fear it. It ceases to be persuasive in peace - supporting US Diplomatic, Economic and Military objectives.
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Yes, the leap will not be all at once. It will be a gradual development, just like joining the VFW, and going through the chairs before you can be a Post Commander. A slow methodical climb. But he has time. He must make sure that the US Military was withdrawn to a safe distance, such as to make it militarily insignificant. Not only is this in the interest of al-Sadr and Iran, but it is also in the interest of the Shi'ites and Kurds in the Kirkuk Region. The Americans have outlived their usefulness and there are somethings the Iraqis (all sides) would rather they solve themselves; especially if it opens-up into conflict.
In the mean time, the US is confounded. It wants proceed with re-arming Iraq. But, what do you do in the case where your proxy fighting partner is in bed with the OPFOR. And even if the deal between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Iran run aground, how do you trust a potential defector? And if the deal goes through, did we just arm a potential ally of Iran? What does the Risk Assessment on that look like.
The first prong of the Iranian Strategy is to hope that the US military and the Foreign Service decision making processes are thrown into chaos; and exhibit indecisiveness in the shadow of their inability to forecast these possibilities and have countermeasures developed. In essence, Iran either had great luck, or the US is playing checkers while Iran is playing chess, thinking four or five steps ahead of US Leadership that has been plagued by a series of missteps every since the conclusion of conventional hostilities.
(National Security - US Military Support to Diplomacy) The US Hegemony:
For most people, the idea of the Hegemony is an invisible subject; unless you are a fan of the PNAC and their doppleganger. Most don't see it. But I think that other countries have seen it, more closely now that we've botched Iraq.
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The second prong of the Iranian is a bit more complicated. Just as the CEO of NPR, in firing Juan Williams, unintentionally let lose the "Dog of War" on public funding and challenging the values of NPR as an unbiased media outlet --- so did the "War in Iraq" release the new vision on the demise of the American Hegemony. The "American Military" will not be defeated by confronting it with military force, but through economic power. The defeat will come at the hands of debt. The invincible Army that cannot afford to go to war. While it won't happen immediately, it is coming.
Most Respectfully,
R
Looking strategically, one has to be a little like Dr House, and do the differential. The only way that it can be done is if you change the definition of war and its outcomes. And then look at it from the opposite side. How do you defeat the Hegemony with the Invincible Army?
BLUF: You don't attack the Army, you attack the economy that supports the Army. Defeat the economy with the Invincible Army, and you have an Army that cannot deploy. If it cannot deploy, no one, Regionally, need fear it. It ceases to be persuasive in peace - supporting US Diplomatic, Economic and Military objectives.
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Yes, the leap will not be all at once. It will be a gradual development, just like joining the VFW, and going through the chairs before you can be a Post Commander. A slow methodical climb. But he has time. He must make sure that the US Military was withdrawn to a safe distance, such as to make it militarily insignificant. Not only is this in the interest of al-Sadr and Iran, but it is also in the interest of the Shi'ites and Kurds in the Kirkuk Region. The Americans have outlived their usefulness and there are somethings the Iraqis (all sides) would rather they solve themselves; especially if it opens-up into conflict.
In the mean time, the US is confounded. It wants proceed with re-arming Iraq. But, what do you do in the case where your proxy fighting partner is in bed with the OPFOR. And even if the deal between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Iran run aground, how do you trust a potential defector? And if the deal goes through, did we just arm a potential ally of Iran? What does the Risk Assessment on that look like.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Pentagon has proposed selling arms worth $4.2 billion to Iraq as it drives to bolster the country's new-era military amid the U.S. withdrawal and to provide Persian Gulf states with massive infusions of advanced weaponry to stand up to Iran.
The package proposed by the Department of Defense this week includes 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 strike jets, Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air, heat-seeking missiles for dogfighting, laser-guided bombs and reconnaissance equipment.
The Pentagon said the sale would make Baghdad "a more valuable partner in an important area of the world as well as supporting Iraq's legitimate needs" regarding self-defense.
U.S. plans $4.2 billion arms sale to Iraq - UPI.com
The package proposed by the Department of Defense this week includes 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 strike jets, Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air, heat-seeking missiles for dogfighting, laser-guided bombs and reconnaissance equipment.
The Pentagon said the sale would make Baghdad "a more valuable partner in an important area of the world as well as supporting Iraq's legitimate needs" regarding self-defense.
U.S. plans $4.2 billion arms sale to Iraq - UPI.com
The first prong of the Iranian Strategy is to hope that the US military and the Foreign Service decision making processes are thrown into chaos; and exhibit indecisiveness in the shadow of their inability to forecast these possibilities and have countermeasures developed. In essence, Iran either had great luck, or the US is playing checkers while Iran is playing chess, thinking four or five steps ahead of US Leadership that has been plagued by a series of missteps every since the conclusion of conventional hostilities.
(National Security - US Military Support to Diplomacy) The US Hegemony:
For most people, the idea of the Hegemony is an invisible subject; unless you are a fan of the PNAC and their doppleganger. Most don't see it. But I think that other countries have seen it, more closely now that we've botched Iraq.
Dollar hegemony will come to an end eventually. This has important implications, but there is a way of stopping the transformation being too painful. Right now, the US is still the world’s only economic superpower, and will come out of a trade war with its dominance still intact. But this dominance is only temporary. This century will see first China and then India emerge as the world’s biggest economy. Right now, we are witnessing the very early stages in this transformation, and already we are seeing economic crisis as a result. The US will probably win the currency war everyone is talking about at the moment. But it won’t keep winning these economic wars.
End of US hegemony, why the Bancor and not gold will be the new currency | Investment and Business News
End of US hegemony, why the Bancor and not gold will be the new currency | Investment and Business News
Ahmedinejad claimed that the end of Western hegemony was divinely ordained. "The enemies of our nations will go one day. This is the promise of God and the promise of God will definitely be fulfilled," the Iranian leader said.
Iran, Venezuela Vow To End US 'Hegemony'
Iran, Venezuela Vow To End US 'Hegemony'
Today, Iran correctly sees Israel's existence as a de facto projection of American military power and as the sole remaining obstacle to its future hegemony of the Middle East and the world, as Hitler saw Great Britain as the sole obstacle to his hegemony of Europe. Iran has learned from Germany's mistake in WWII and Saddam's mistake of the "Nineties," and is not wasting any time or energy to occupy a defeated France or to consolidate a fractured Middle East before it attempts to destroy America's WWII forward base equivalent of Great Britain: Israel. In fact, the ostensible balkanization of the oil rich Sunni Kingdoms provide a false appearance of strategic division which masks Iran's true amassing strength. Iran's ultimate destruction of Israel will cripple America's ability to wage a winnable World War against Iran before that war even begins. Consequently, America can expect unrelenting hot and warm wars of attrition by Iranian-armed proxies against Israel and U.S. forces to rid itself of these sole remaining obstacles to what will be its total Middle East hegemony. Or, alternatively, in the wake of a catastrophic US Iraqi defeat/retreat, Iran will unquestionably militarily occupy Southern Iraq to Jordan. It will then hold a Sword of Damocles over the heads of Saudi Arabia, U.S. CENTCOM at Qatar, and the entire US 5th Fleet at Bahrain.
Iran, The Fourth Reichastan - English pravda.ru
Iran, The Fourth Reichastan - English pravda.ru
The second prong of the Iranian is a bit more complicated. Just as the CEO of NPR, in firing Juan Williams, unintentionally let lose the "Dog of War" on public funding and challenging the values of NPR as an unbiased media outlet --- so did the "War in Iraq" release the new vision on the demise of the American Hegemony. The "American Military" will not be defeated by confronting it with military force, but through economic power. The defeat will come at the hands of debt. The invincible Army that cannot afford to go to war. While it won't happen immediately, it is coming.
Most Respectfully,
R
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