Friday, November 12, 2004

Dead and Bloated.
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IdF- We're talking roast chicken, bake potatoes, lasagna, tomato pie, and red velvet cake. Oh, and.. pistol. I know what to expect with a shot gun and a rifle, though.

Erin- Exactly. ^_^

Shin- Lakers could get up to the conference finals at best. It depends on how glimmery Kobe is, since the team is pretty much totally dependent on him now.

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Mandatory update: In EQ2 I changed my mind and I'm a shaman now. I heal things. Also, I resurrect things. Also, I strike things down with disease once and awhile. In real life, I've had a resounding verbal backlash after offering the fact that I plan to do something "in the military" without making any distinction as to what that implies, or who I would be serving in that capacity- my conclusion? People are still blatantly dull in the head even after existing for six decades. Ben's mother died a couple of weeks back- he'll prolly stop being a JW sometime soon. I feel for him, I hope he's doing alright. I'm going to start practicing on SAT tests so I can graduate this year, I'm not nervous. I'm confident- if I am stupid on anything, I just cram more of it into my head. Learning in the American school system is more desensitizing than necessary or fun. A Hispanic guy from San Antonio was Bush's pick to become the next AG. Yee haw. The insurgents need to realize that one of the keys of guerilla warfare, as outlined by Mao, is that you don't stand and fight a stand, professional army. Paramilitary or partisan forces can not hope to win 1 on 1 with well-trained, well-equipped forces. I'm not really sure what will happen, but no one is going to leave Iraq a peaceful, tranquil paradise. - End mandatory update.

Most people don't really seem to understand what the Blitzkrieg was. It was a doctrine aimed to decimate enemy morale more than it's men. First, you start off with aircraft- they are used as long range artillery. The aircraft strike at enemy fortifications and troop formations, trying to bring about an air of panic and lower morale before the battle. You organize your army into mobile forces with excellent command and communications- these forces are going to be able to keep up the momentum during the battle, to continue to roll across them as quickly as possible. You focus all available forces on one point in an enemy line- you are going to try to punch a hole through them. Your infantry combined with heavy artillery do just this- once that is done, your tanks rush through the hole and are now striking many miles into the rear of the enemy- sometimes, even hundreds of miles. This opened up the possibility to decimate the enemies logistical support- lightly armored, easy to hit targets. This starved the enemy of supplies and information, lowering morale even more and spreading a sense of confusion/lack of awareness as to what was going on in the battle. What is the successor to this doctrine? The Rapid Dominance doctrine. There are striking similarities between them- Rapid Dominance relies on high amounts of effective communication and combined arms to confuse the enemy as much as possible. However, it's been adapted to a more modern view- the Rapid Dominance doctrine includes a liberal use of close support air power and a heavy focus on the central command structure [the Blitzkrieg didn't focus on officers getting the central command's permission for alot of moves- they were to make decisions based on their own opinion and do it as quickly as possible]. Rapid Dominance seeks to destroy the enemy's willpower in another way- instead of decimating his supply lines you ravage his command and control structure. This doctrine is also known by a more popular term started in 2003- Shock and Awe. It actually, ironically, is similar to a guerilla tactic- it is how terrorists got their name. It's purpose is to inspire terror, to cause fear in the enemy- you destroy your enemies willpower to fight. So, basicall- *trap door opens up underneath him*

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........!!!

*THUD*

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