From: Rüdiger (rkoch@rkoch.org)
Date: Sun Jan 19 2003 - 16:02:17 MST
Frankly I am bit pissed by Americans always blaming us to only look
onto our economic situation. If that were so, then why I am not for a
war???
Let me explain: As some of you know, I am working on a Spiking Neural
Network simulator. A particular application I am currently working on
is a central nervous system for insect like robots (with insect like
intelligence). Now what is a good application for, say, 400 pound
heavy, six legged robots that can move fast in rugged terrain?
You guessed it: Robot fighters. Now there is no hope to get any money
for that from Bundeswehr. An inflamed middle east would change that
dramatically. I could suddenly sell my Honda Civic and get a BMW for me
and a Lamborghini for my wife. According to your assessment of European
menthality: Why do I need to care for the rest of the German economy as
long as I prosper? So I must be stupid not to be all for war, as much
war as possible!
-Rudiger
--- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Rüdiger Koch <rkoch@rkoch.org> wrote:
> >
> > --- BillK <bill@wkidston.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > "Military intervention in the Middle East holds many dangers.
> >
> > It does indeed. The US could lose the war, for instance. Saddam's
> > strategy in the last wars was stupid, to say something polite. Both
> > against Iran and the US he was copying the Verdun 1916 situation.
> It
> > wasn't successful against Iran and against the US, it was a pure
> > desaster because the US forces did not need to fight this way.
> > Instead
> > they used their superior air force to smash them. Now what happens
> > if:
> >
> > 1. Saddam distributes his army in the cities, basically hiding
> behind
> > children and women. The US forces would need to fight for each and
> > every house. Is the US prepared for another gorilla war after
> > Vietnam?
>
> A guerrilla war occurs when the insurgents are un-uniformed, do not
> use
> heavy weapons, and have the support of the common people. Iraqi
> soldiers have none of these, they will be using their own people as
> hostages. All we need to do is go in at night, when our NVG
> technology
> works and they don't have any. Street fighting is not so difficult
> with
> such a tactical advantage.
>
> >
> > 2. The US forces get too lax and make a mistake. Iraqi ground
> forces
> > launch a fast attack on Saudi/Kuwait territory, forcing the
> surprised
> > US forces into a large scale ground battle?
>
> I am sure the last thing the iraqis want is to piss off Saudis. What
> they will more likely do is attack Israel with missiles, likely laden
> with WMD. This will bring dancing in the streets across the muslim
> world, and the reply by Isreal will make things difficult for us, but
> no impossible.
>
> >
> > After a first success there might be other Arabian leaders joining
> > the
> > war on Saddam's side and suddenly we have the war here in Europe.
> I'd
> > hate to see Daimler, Volkswagen and BMW produce robots-of-war
> instead
> > of luxury cars.
>
> yeah, it's too bad they might impact the european economy to the
> degree
> ours already has been by 9/11. It would just be 'orrible if your
> average european couldn't afford as much brie and wine as s/he is
> used
> to.
>
> >
> > > It is because we believe that, if Saddam does not yield,
> > > military
> > > action may eventually be the least awful necessity for Iraq, for
> > the
> > > Middle East and for the world."
> >
> > .... since awful oil prices like we have now are not good for the
> > economy. Bombing Iraq into the ground will lead to plenty of orders
> > after the war. Siemens can sell a pro West Iraq all the nuclear
> power
> > plants they don't need and Lockheed can rebuild the Iraqi air
> force.
> > All payed with cheap oil. Wonderful.
> >
> > Who in his right state of mind believes that humanitarian issues
> are
> > in the Bush family's equation?
>
> I am positive that Dubya's primary personal goal is to settle a score
> and right a mistake of his father. However, this does not make what
> he
> is doing wrong. It is alright to do the right things for the wrong
> reasons.
>
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