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national defense university questions and answers

Q: So, is the National Defense University also a tool of the vast left-wing conspiracy?
The National Defense University (where Dwight Eisenhower and Colin Powell studied, and which George Bush has described as”one of our country's premier centers for learning and thinking about America's national security” has just published a report authored by former Rumsfeld / Wolfwowitz Deputy, Joseph J. Collins, calling the Iraq War as ‘major debacle’ and a ‘classic case of failure’. http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Occasional_Papers/OP5.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/05/20010501-10.html There is a saying: “When you find yourself in a deep hole; the first thing you do is—stop digging.” Haven’t we already dug ourselves deep-enough? === Jerome D – There is no winning strategy. The Iraq invasion was (and remains) a stupid and doomed-to-fail plan. Wishing it were otherwise does not make it so. === novice – I was there also—on the Iraq border when the Iran-Iraq war started. Only weeks before invading Iraq, Bush still was unaware of the dynamic ethnic, tribal, and religious differences within the country; or even that there were S’hia and Sunni Muslims. Virtually every non-partisan Middle East expert in the world (and, in fact, anyone like yourself with any knowledge of the region) predicted that we would end up exactly where we find ourselves now. It’s pathetic, really. === ~~????~~ ^(^_^)^ – You are so right. Invaded nations do not need to win battles in order to win wars. One need only look to the American Revolution (quick—name three battles where we defeated the British) and the US Civil War (Lee was never defeated on the battlefield in Virginia, and he never won on the road). PS- I hope I got your name right. === satcomgr– There is no evidence to support that notion. Even if we had gone in with 400,000 troops, we would still be there—defending ourselves and trying to police 25 million people. It’s been 5 years and we still do not control the road to the airport. They will always be there and we have to leave, sometime—we know it, they know it, and the whole damn world knows it. No matter how many troops were initially sent, the cost would eventually become to great to sustain. === Chandlin – And the really bad news is that the 2004 reelection of Bush shows that most voting Americans do not want a cure and, in fact, actually embrace stupidity. Bush wears his stupidity like an American flag lapel pin, so that conservative Christian– and neocon–nitwits can recognize him as one of their own.

A: NO, what we do is re invent the strategy and do it right.!

Q: Do you agree with the US military that climate change is a threat to national security?
"The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military intervention to deal with the effects of violent storms, drought, mass migration and pandemics, military and intelligence analysts say. Such climate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions, say the analysts, experts at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies who for the first time are taking a serious look at the national security implications of climate change. Recent war games and intelligence studies conclude that over the next 20 to 30 years, vulnerable regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia, will face the prospect of food shortages, water crises and catastrophic flooding driven by climate change that could demand an American humanitarian relief or military response. An exercise last December at the National Defense University, an educational institute that is overseen by the military, explored the potential impact of a destructive flood in Bangladesh that sent hundreds of thousands of refugees streaming into neighboring India, touching off religious conflict, the spread of contagious diseases and vast damage to infrastructure. “It gets real complicated real quickly,” said Amanda J. Dory, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy, who is working with a Pentagon group assigned to incorporate climate change into national security strategy planning." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/science/earth/09climate.html?th&emc=th Now, I know the US military and Pentagon are full of liberal socialist tree-hugging communists, but putting their obvious leftist biases aside, do you agree with their conclusions that climate change is a threat to national security? aceking - nice, taking denial to a new level. Okay, how about this military report from 2 years ago saying the same thing? http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2007/2007-04-16-05.asp My mistake, I didn't realize the Military Advisory Board's opinions are no longer valid because its members are retired from the military. Way to disrespect retired military personnel, aceking. Very patriotic.

A: Of course it’s a threat to security, and several of the world’s militaries have been saying this for some time now. During the previous regime of “dunces” as Peter prefers to call them these papers were published http://csis.org/files/media/csis/pubs/071105_ageofconsequences.pdf This next one of course was written by a particularly nasty group of commies and liberals. http://securityandclimate.cna.org/report/ We already know at least one possible future conflict over water between two already belligerent nuclear armed nation in Asia. I’m still recommending this book that focuses on this problem- http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Climate-Wars-Gwynne-Dyer/9780307355836-item.html?s_campaign=goo-NF-Sci-Climate_Wars&s_kwcid=climate%20wars%20gwynne%20dyer|3023619362&gclid=COHT8cDkl5wCFRHxDAodIzPbdg by this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwynne_Dyer

Q: Are there any good schools for a career in Defense Intelligence?
I would like a career working for the DOD or as an Intel officer in the Marine Corps. Trying to find any universities or colleges that have courses or a full curriculum for that career field. Oh and I already know about the National Defense Intelligence College offered by DIA, as well as the American Military University. Don't know if this helps but I am 30 credits away from a degree in Mech. Engineering so graduate or undergrad programs are both an option. Thanks, and already enrolled in a course to learn Arabic

A: Probably the best graduate schools are in the DC area. There are a lot of DOD personnel and other federal employees in "the community" that attend Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. A masters form GTown is almost always a way to flag rank in the military. George Washington University has a Foreign Service Program and Yale has always been a hot bed of CIA recruiting. I personally know of an individual who graduated from the LBJ School at Texas and works for "our government" What is your interest in ME as well as Intel? I do not see the connecting point, or are you changing your career path? I would advise against the USMC if your interest is intel. The Corps, although I love it, is interested in creating infantry platoon leaders and company commanders in the short run. Yi\our chance of an intel position as a junior officer is minimal at best and your Marine Corps experience will not be of much interest to the intel community as you are coming out.

Q: Are the people who supported the Iraq war proud of themselves?
The latest study from the National Defense University says the war is a MAJOR DEBACLE. See http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20080418/wl_mcclatchy/2913186

A: Thanks for that site. I didnt need a study to tell me BEFORE the US attacked Iraq that it would be a disaster. The thing is that the people who supported it probably ARE proud and feel important. Its an ego thing and also a lot of it is testosterone military type thinking. That never changes.

Q: Who thinks the University of Georgia will win the National College Football Championship?
>>>#2 in some rankings...Top recruits on both offense and defense<<<

A: They must first get past the force know as LSU!

Q: How do Iraq War supporters feel about ...?
How do Iraq War supporters feel about the NDU's assessment that the Iraq war has been a "major debacle"? The National Defense University is the premier center for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) and is under the direction of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. The report said that the United States has suffered serious political costs, with its standing in the world seriously diminished. Moreover, operations in Iraq have diverted "manpower, materiel and the attention of decision-makers" from "all other efforts in the war on terror" and severely strained the U.S. armed forces. So the military now says the war and occupation were the wrong move. How do you reconcile this with your opinion? http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Occasional_Papers/OP5.pdf (analysis starts on page 13)

A: Just wondering has anyone seen this report on the news. CNN, Fox, Nbc, Abc, or cbs?

Q: JFK Ghost Standing By President Bush?
President Bush speaks at National Defense University’s Distinguished Lecture Program during his visit to Eisenhower Hall Baruch Auditorium at Fort McNair in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. go here to see the photo and read the rest http://www.justgpt.com/blog.html

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Q: Clemson, LSU, Memphis, Auburn, Missouri?
all named the Tigers? Years ago were Tigers rooming the southern region of the United States that i'm just unaware of? I know there are multiple teams named the tigers from all over the united states but it seems the majority are from southern states...why? take a look * Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) * Benedict College (Columbia, South Carolina) * Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, Kentucky) * Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) * Colorado College (Colorado Springs, Colorado) * Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, South Dakota) * DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana) * Doane College (Crete, Nebraska) * East Central University (Ada, Oklahoma) * East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, Texas) * Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, Florida) * Fort Hays State University (Hays, Kansas) * Georgetown College (Georgetown, Kentucky) * Grace Bible College (Grand Rapids, Michigan) * Grambling State University (Grambling, Louisiana) * Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, Virginia) * Holy Family College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) * Industrial College of the Armed Forces (part of National Defense University) (Washington, D.C.) * Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, Iowa) * Jackson State University (Jackson, Mississippi) * Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) * Occidental College (Los Angeles, California) * Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Arkansas) * Olivet Nazarene University (Kankakee, Illinois) * Paul Quinn College (Dallas, Texas) * Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) * Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, New York) * Saint Paul's College (Lawrenceville, Virginia) * Salem-Teikyo University (Salem, West Virginia) * Savannah State University (Savannah, Georgia) * State University of New York-College of Agriculture and Technology (Cobleskill, New York) * Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) * Tennessee State University (Nashville, Tennessee) * Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas) * Towson University (Towson, Maryland) * Trinity College (Washington, D.C.) * Trinity College of Florida (Trinity, Florida) * Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) * University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee) * University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) * University of the Pacific (Stockton, California) * University of the South (Sewanee, Tennessee) * University of West Alabama (Livingston, Alabama) * Voorhees College (Denmark, South Carolina) * Wittenberg University (Springfield, Ohio) also i copied an pasted that from a website, I did not sit here and do that all for this one question thanks travelin man...great answers first, i do have about 8 hrs of time on my hands since i'm at work and getting paid to ask that question, it's wonderful isnt it? and what does it take all of 6 seconds to copy and paste, what will i ever do since I will never see that 6 seconds again? last answers i asked why so MANY, not 1 single team, MANY have the name, how many crimson tides are there? yeah 1, how many titans? yeah 1...maybe you should read the question instead of telling me not to read into it!

A: The Smilodon (Sabre Tooth) and Siberian Tigers did iboth live in N. America. There was a land bridge up there where the former governor of Alaska lives.. Since the tigers that crossed the bridge were cold weather cats, and the Smilodon was larger the farther south in the Americas (up to 900 lb in SA) and native, the original population of Siberians was actually, spread mostly, from the northern rather than southern region. As far as why more Southern teams use the name, I can't offer anything more than a guess. S--- happens? Someone always has more than someone else? Now some copy/paste refernce. Siberian tigers were present in Alaska 100 000 years ago, and probably not only in this epoch of Prehistory. Tigers and lions cohabited on this territory. At the end of upper Pleistocene, siberian human populations, carriers of a very strong tiger culture (very influent in Northern China), migrate to America towards Beringia bridge. They replaced the Tiger by the Jaguar in their cults. Today, in the USA, there are more than 10 000 captive tigers (two times more than in China). This country (and more generally North America as a whole) has large wild areas where some tigers could live freely (circum – arctic zones included, in correspondance with present climatic changes) if prevalent bear areas are avoided.

Q: Is Obama moving forward with plans for an American version of Mao's Red Guard?
Is Obama moving forward with his plans for an American Red Guard? Obama spoke today of "developing our civilian national security capabilities" at the dedication of Abraham Lincoln Hall at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. During his campaign he spoke a few times of a ‘Civilian Security Force’. In August in Colorado he said "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” He repeated that sentiment today as follows: "We cannot continue to push the burden on to our military alone, nor leave dormant any aspect of the full arsenal of American capability. And that's why my administration is committed to renewing diplomacy as a tool of American power, and to developing our civilian national security capabilities. This effort takes place within the walls of this university, where civilians sit alongside soldiers in the classroom. And it must continue out in the field, where American civilians can advance opportunity, enhance governance and the rule of law" Well, three days into the Obama Presidency there was a related military driective issued: Department of Defense Directive, Number 1404.10 which established a "DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce" , that curiously seems described to allow military operations and forced draft inside the US. On May 16, 1966, Chairman Mao alleged that liberal bourgeoisie elements were dominating the party and insisted that they needed to be removed through post-revolutionary class struggle by mobilizing the thoughts and actions of China’s youth, who formed Red Guards groups around the country. The damages caused by the Cultural Revolution were seen by impartial observers, by the majority of China’s population, as well as by the Communist Party of China, as an epochal unmitigated disaster for the country and its people. It is a cultural revolution that Obama is calling for and working to bring about. Those who claimed I was overboard with the Hitlerian brownshirt analogy have some merit -- perhaps the far closer analogy is to the Red Guard! What do you think? Why DOES Obama want a civilian para-military force with strength equal to the US military? That is what he has asked for! Please explain it. To some in chosen frame of delusion a "rant" becomes any facts and reports that one doesn't agree with. Awaken, little dreamers, awaken! Good point about the usual necessity of Congress for establishing a draft. But the Constitution gives the power to the Commander in Chief, not Congress. And the DoD directive provided in the link has something which is a limited draft in all practical effect. Section 4 (d), subsection {e} paragraph 2 states: Management retains the authority to direct and assign civilians either voluntarily, involuntarily, or on an unexpected basis to accomplish the DoD mission. Yes,. I am sorry it comes off as a ramble. But it is no rant, ma'am. It is a string of observations that seem like iron fillings on a paper above a compass. They point to something, and that something is truly scary.

A: Obobbles "Red ACORN Guard" will be knocking on your door any day now. The National Guard is not radical enough, for Dear Leader. Have to go now, someone is knocking on my door.

Q: Is Obama moving forward with his plans for neo-Brownshirts?
Obama spoke today of "developing our civilian national security capabilities" at the dedication of Abraham Lincoln Hall at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. During his campaign he spoke a few times of a ‘Civilian Security Force’. In August in Colorado he said "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” He repeated that sentiment today as follows: "We cannot continue to push the burden on to our military alone, nor leave dormant any aspect of the full arsenal of American capability. And that's why my administration is committed to renewing diplomacy as a tool of American power, and to developing our civilian national security capabilities. This effort takes place within the walls of this university, where civilians sit alongside soldiers in the classroom. And it must continue out in the field, where American civilians can advance opportunity, enhance governance and the rule of law" Well, three days into the Obama Presidency there was a related military driective issued: Department of Defense Directive, Number 1404.10 which established a "DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce" , that curiously seems described to allow military operations and forced draft inside the US. Hitler consolidated his dictatorship by use of such a government funded civilian military-like force. We Allies called them "The Brownshirts". Officially known as the Sturm Abteilung (Storm Section), the SA. They were also known as the stormtroopers. Are we seeing the dawn of American neo-Brownshirts? http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/03/obama_pays_trib_1.html http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=33752 www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140410p.pdf http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERsa.htm Fix: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140410p.pdf Things alike: In Iran: "The Niruyeh Moghavemat Basij - the Mobilisation Resistance Force - was the strong right arm of Ayatollah Khomeini. Its volunteers were martyred in their tens of thousands in the Iran-Iraq war, and were given the role of moral police at home. The supreme leader's equally conservative successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been careful not to let any of Iran's overlapping security forces fall under the control of his elected rival." http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/iran/basij.htm The Soviet Union: "The Cheka was created in December 1917, over a month after the October Revolution and the formation of the Bolshevik government. ... At the direction of Lenin, the Cheka performed mass arrests, imprisonments, and executions of "enemies of the people". In this, the Cheka said that they targeted "class enemies" such as the bourgeoisie, and members of the clergy; the first organized mass repression began against the libertarian Socialists of Petrograd in April 1918. However, within a month the Cheka had extended its repression to all political opponents of the communist government, including anarchists and others on the left." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheka Do any of us remember that among the Basji's army were the children --- the misfit and the mentally retarded? The children's army given toy plastic keys to use to open the gates of paradise, for they were sent into the killing fields of the Iran-Iraq war to be human mine clearers. So too has Obama engaged our intellectually naive young people and given them rhetorical trinkets "Hope and Change" and sent them forward throughout the land to break and defuse the angry reaction of the sane upon learning of his plans? And let us not forget Mao's Revolutionary Guards. On May 16, 1966, Chairman Mao alleged that liberal bourgeoisie elements were dominating the party and insisted that they needed to be removed through post-revolutionary class struggle by mobilizing the thoughts and actions of China’s youth, who formed Red Guards groups around the country. The damages caused by the Cultural Revolution were seen by impartial observers, by the majority of China’s population, as well as by the Communist Party of China, as an epochal unmitigated disaster for the country and its people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution It is a cultural revolution that Obama is calling for and working to bring about. Those who claimed I was overboard with the brownshirt analogy have some merit -- perhaps the far closer analogy is the Red Guard!

A: Yes! We will fight them every step of the way!!

Q: Is Nancy Pelosi Planing $178 Billion Blank Check for Iraq?
"Measured in blood and treasure, the war in Iraq has achieved the status of a major war and a major debacle." That's not from the peace movement - it's from the National Defense University, written by a senior Pentagon official who served under Donald Rumsfeld. Yet despite the overwhelming opposition of the American people, Speaker Pelosi plans to rush a vote through Congress for another $178 billion blank check.\ As a lond time democrat I am appalled. We must stop this madness. Tell Congress and Nancy Pelosi : No More Funds for Iraq....You can be voted OUT. Are you an idiot? Oh come on...That's what was ment about a blank check, give them the money support the troops, but add a purpose or a clause. Start the withdrawal.

A: If Pelosi really wanted to end the war she would stop the funding. She does not want to have defeat on her hands, however.

Q: Ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorses Obama, what do you think of that?
The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee parted ways with his party’s presidential nominee Wednesday by endorsing Democrat Barack Obama ’s approach to diplomacy. In a lengthy speech at the National Defense University, Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar weighed the benefits of talking to foreign leaders, including U.S. enemies, against other actions, such as military force. The issue marks one of the sharpest divides between Obama and John McCain , who has called the Democratic nominee naive for suggesting that he would sit down with leaders such as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Lugar, however, praised Obama, noting that isolation often does not resolve contentious issues. “He correctly cautions against the implication that hostile nations must be dealt with almost exclusively through isolation or military force,” Lugar said in a prepared remarks released before his speech. “In some cases, refusing to talk can even be dangerous.”

A: LoL.... Look at this point Jesus himself could endorse Obama, and the mindless NeoCons would just say he has always been a secret Obama operative posing as a Republican / McCain supporter. They're desperate, and are saying ANYTHING that aids them in denying the inevitable reality that this country is tired of their crap.

Q: How will Cons evade the Pentagon's new report ?
...Just curious how Cons will explain away the new (Pentagon's own) National Defense University report stating that the Iraq mess is a total disaster ? At this point, I think they're running out of excuses...but that likely won't stop them. Edit : Maybe Bush will just "fire" the entire Pentagon for disagreeing with him. I mean...after all...that's what he did with his precious "Generals on the Ground". Bug Fuggy : "Overnight results" ??? LoL !! It's been FIVE YEARS and 500 BILLION DOLLARS !!!! WITH PRECISELY NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT !! Wake up. Peachy : HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA

A: Pull a Reagan, "fire everybody"! The old unionist.

Q: What are my chances of being accepted to American University?
This is the college that I really want to attend. I have been inducted into the National Honor Society and have performed over 100 hours of community service. I have also been involved in dance for 10 yeras and won medals. I have been involved for SADD for 2 years and have taken honors courses. Next year I will be a senior and will be aking two A.P. courses. I have also been trying to up the leadership and was editor of the yearbook and a journalist on my school paper. I am also on the board of directors for Key Club and Commitee Chairman. I am an alumni to the NYLF on defense, intelligence and diplomacy, the JSA election decision 2006, and the JSA symposium on leadership and politics. I also attended the Yale summer school and will be attending Georgetown summer school this summer. I am a delegate to the Buckeye Girls state where I will be campaigning for judge. I am in the top 10 percent o fmy class with a 4.0 gpa and just took the ACT for the first time and got a 24. I am also looking into Georgetown and George Washington. I would really like to know could someone answer?

A: preety good

Q: Which of the following would meet the economists definition of a public good? A) elementary school B)hospital?
C)University and D) National Defense

A: D, because everyone in the society gets the benefits... Just guessing (for 2 points :))