21 December 2009 at 2:45 pm Peter Klein 8 comments
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From a stunningly awful slide show (both substantively and aesthetically) on US Afghanistan policy (via Chris Coyne).
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Mauro Mello Jr. | 21 December 2009 at 5:47 pm
These lines show Hayek turning in his grave…
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gabrielrossman | 21 December 2009 at 5:53 pm
maybe i took hayek too seriously, but when i see a diagram of a complex system that insanely complicated, my immediate gut reaction is to think policy intervention is futile. perhaps this is really the esoteric text of the powerpoint, a discrete cry for help from a joint chiefs that has remembered it would really prefer not to do windows but doesn’t want to undermine civilian control of the military by saying so openly.
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Peter Klein | 21 December 2009 at 5:54 pm
Gabriel, that is the best comment I’ve seen all day.
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David Hoopes | 21 December 2009 at 9:42 pm
Looks like something from an early version of my first dissertation proposal. I ended up spending the next 20 years on one arrow.
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SkepticProf | 22 December 2009 at 11:40 am
It’s nice to see that they have the theory all clearly mapped. Now they can create hypotheses like “Population conditions & beliefs matter” and “ANSF Tactical affects Popular support.”
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K Trout | 23 December 2009 at 3:51 pm
authored by CONSULTANTS who clearly support U.S.-sanctioned
gas pipelines
Enjoy.
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