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The specter of social unrest was raised at the U.S. Army War College
The military must be prepared, the document warned, for a "violent, strategic dislocation inside the United States," which could be provoked by "unforeseen economic collapse," "purposeful domestic resistance," "pervasive public health emergencies" or "loss of functioning political and legal order." The "widespread civil violence," the document said, "would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security."
It turns out that Wall Street, rather than Islamic jihad, has produced our most dangerous terrorists.
The United Nations' International Labor Organization estimates that some 50 million workers will lose their jobs worldwide this year. The collapse has already seen 3.6 million lost jobs in the United States.
It turns out that Wall Street, rather than Islamic jihad, has produced our most dangerous terrorists.
Originally posted by Make Speed Limit 45
If the world economy tanks, this will cause even more mexicans to illegally invade america. Bring our troops home and put them on the border with STK orders.
Originally posted by -NewSense-
Originally posted by Make Speed Limit 45
If the world economy tanks, this will cause even more mexicans to illegally invade america. Bring our troops home and put them on the border with STK orders.
And here I was thinkin we as a people were growin in maturity and spiritual awareness. Hate to break it to you kiddo, but no one has the right to land over anyone else. We are all the same people, Earthlings. I travel where and when I see fit. For this is my home..
Originally posted by Doomsday 2029
It turns out that Wall Street, rather than Islamic jihad, has produced our most dangerous terrorists.
And the Federal Reserve System.
Originally posted by mystiq
Absolute collapse has been predicted many times. With the cartel foaming at the mouth in their eagerness to start thinning the herd and creating their military take over.
The only glue holding this corrupt evil paradigm of scarcity together is us.
Instead of a violent scenario errupting, or a disturbing situation where the streets are littered with hopeless destitute people, realize there are many hands close by. Group up and meet together and form emergency moneyless communities. Take over buildings together or start teepee communities together and withdraw. Fire them. Create your own constantly changing temporary leaders, even jury duty and boot them when necessary. Do not ever give into their tyranny.
Originally posted by stevegmu
I'm sure there have been alien invasion papers written at the SSI, but that doesn't mean one will happen, or that the Army thinks one will happen. These types of papers are just exercises.
Originally posted by burntheships
Originally posted by stevegmu
I'm sure there have been alien invasion papers written at the SSI, but that doesn't mean one will happen, or that the Army thinks one will happen. These types of papers are just exercises.
Yes they have to think about far fetched scenarios like the stock market dropping from Dow 12,500 to 7,465.00. No big.
The current administration confronted a game-changing “strategic shock” inside its first 8 months in office. The next administration would be well-advised to expect the same during the course of its first term.
Strategic shocks jolt convention to such an extent that they force affected institutions to fundamentally reorient strategy, strategic investments, and missions. DoD’s post-9/11 adjustment to counterterrorism (CT) and counterinsurgency (COIN)
These are the rarer “Black Swans.”24 9/11 might be considered the former. And, although the subject of some debate about its predictability, the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union might fall in the latter category.
Originally posted by stevegmu
I take it you didn't read the paper.
Strategic State Collapse.62 In the international system, some states matter more than others. There are a number of states whose stable functioning is uniquely important to the United States and its interests. Most of these states harbor vast potential for harm should they succumb to sudden, catastrophic instability or failure. This is true regardless of their pre-collapse disposition toward the United States—friendly, benign, or neutral. These are “strategic states” that: • Possess significant employable weapons of mass destruction (WMD) capacity;63 • Possess significant strategic resources, economic capacity, and/or dominant geographic lever-age; • Are in close proximity to the United States or a key strategic partner and have a large dependent population vulnerable to uncontrolled migra-tion; • Could with unanticipated destabilization trigger contagious instability in an important region; and/or, • Are allies or key strategic partners. 30 None of these categories are mutually exclusive. Failure, uncontrolled instability, or collapse of states exhibiting one or more of these qualities would present the United States with complex hybrid challenges. They may, for example, pose grave harm to the security of an important region. Alternatively, they may suddenly provide consequential opponents of the United States unrestricted access to or influence over a victim state’s assets, resources, and political outcomes. There are a number of plausible collapse scenarios. Triggers for collapse are rooted in irregular, cata-strophic, and hybrid threats of purpose and context. Given the recognized instability of some strategic states, collapse might mark a natural endpoint to an already recognized and unfavorable trend. In other cases, strategic state collapse may arrive via “Black Swan” with little or no strategic warning. For DoD, the collapsed strategic state presents an immensely complex defense relevant challenge. Sheer capacity alone indicates a decisive DoD role in restoring a new more stable status quo.