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Going to war is easy…everyone gets emotional, and we decide to take out <whomever>. War doesn’t end on the day we declare peace. Taking care of the soldiers who went to war is a lifetime cost. We are still paying out disability pensions and VA health bills for veterans of WW2. In WW2, we had [...]

Proof that politicians are ineffective everywhere: The EU agrees to police itself better. This is after the Greek debacle.

I read about the assassination of the Hamas official in Dubai earlier this year, and was struck by the amateurish nature of it. The Dubai police made a great presentation and were able to finger the members of the assassination team quite quickly. The Mossad looked stupid. I have no experience in spycraft but I [...]