Drumbeats category archive
Backfire 0
At the Psychology Today website, Raj Persaud writes of a “study examining air strikes in Afghanistan (that) found that they encouraged insurgency rather than inhibiting it.”
Given recent events, methinks it a timely read.
The Grand Plan 0
Afterthought:
I never anticipated in my wildest dreams that I would find myself a citizen of a rogue state.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Weaponized? Security maven Bruce Schneir looks at the recent who-shot-john at the Pentagon and concludes that “AI will be used for military purposes, just as every other technology our species has invented has.”
Follow the link for the full article.
The Irrationalization, Reprise 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock tries to figure out why the Trump maladministration wanted war with Iran.
No summary or excerpt will do his piece justice. Just go read it.
War and Mongers of War 0
At the Psychology Today website, Sterlin L. Mosley argues that there is a “clinical link between authoritarianism, narcissism, and armed conflict.” He makes three main points:
- Authoritarian and narcissistic leaders share a root: a fragile ego that cannot tolerate challenge.
- Narcissistic leaders experience political opposition as personal threat, not strategic friction.
- A narcissistic leader’s military becomes an extension of their distorted ego, not a policy tool.
Methinks it a timely article. Follow the link to see whether you agree.
“There Is No Plan,” One More Time 0
Thom looks at recent events with Iran and says, “This is what a war without a purpose looks like.” He also covers some ICEcapades and other miscellany.
“There Is No Plan” 0
Mary Trump offers her take on why Trump mongered a war.
“But Mommy, He Would Have Hit Me Back” 0
That seems to be the story the Trump maladministration has settled on to justify rationalize attacking Iran.
War and Mongers of War 0
In responding to the news of the Trump maladministration’s attack on Iran, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine asks a question to which methinks the answer is clear:
Follow the link for more reactions from Virginia’s Congresspersons.
Speaking of Rhymes . . . . 0
Jim Jones writes of hearing one in an article at the Idaho State Journal. Here’s a couplet:
