services denial

SERVICES DENIAL

In a conflict, you in essence line up against each other and shoot away. Yes, I'm aware of the nuances and I did indeed say “in essence”. I'm aware this is how second generation warriors fight and I know this is the exact way you DON'T fight if you are an insurgent. Don't pick nits. The point is, armed conflict in its many manifestations. But fighting? Fighting is for testosterone filled idiots. Not to disparage half of mankind, because as guys we love to fight even when we know it is a losing battle. Fighting is natural and good.

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But if you look at it Big Picture, fighting is a given and takes little talent ( experience helps much more. Training just helps the odds of surviving to get experience, but can be a placebo also ). Logistics is far more important, but sadly, is a really scarce talent. If you look at say, Gustavus Adolphus, that boy knew logistics. He made social and economic changes at home to change with the new military tactics and strategy of the day. The other national leaders who succeeded were simply smart enough to follow his lead.

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Sherman fought his war against the enemies logistics, not the Southern army ( as an anti-Federal I don't care for the mans actions, but looking at it from a military historians viewpoint, the man was a genius. I'm not sure the extent of Grant's help, but thankfully the book by BH Liddell Hart finally came down to a reasonable price, which I ordered, and I'll soon glory in the details ). It doesn't matter how fierce your opponent is, without ammunition and food, he soon becomes a whimpering pussy. The US war machine in World War Two was a hideously incompetent organization, barely better than the Soviets in practicing human wave assaults.

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But they did do a few things rather well. One was the Island Hopping which focused on denying the Japanese logistics support ( and focusing on Merchant Marine shipping to the same end. Sadly, probably our Navy's last great moment besides turning the fleet to nuclear power-although even that had knock-on effects of more dangerous civilian power and the wastefulness of the non-replenishable resource. And yes, Oppie Optimists, there are alternate systems, but we invested in the least efficient and are stuck with it ).

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[ Let us take a pause here to study that closely. We ARE stuck with legacy systems. It doesn't matter how poor the idea is now, we don't have the economic or resource muscle needed to replace what is already here. It doesn't matter how inefficient our suburbs are now, we cannot replace them with another arrangement. So we keep pouring more oil into transportation to sustain that housing stock. After THAT, which is already obvious, we simply delete the jobs the suburbanites had, so there is less need for transportation. The same is true with nuclear energy. We built up an entire industry which we cannot afford to replace ]

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[ The Soviet Union employed the same inefficient nuclear power generating systems. After their collapse, the entire system had to be replaced with one that used less resources. For instance, the new military could not afford to be heavy tank centered. You see now a lot of units employing their version of insurgents “technicals”. As far as nuclear power, they went from the old system that sucked up fuel to one that recycled it and/or ran spent fuels. The development was paid for by resource savings ]

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[ The Soviet Union collapsed with a huge energy sector intact. The US system has been under a system of energy depletion just shy of fifty years. Fracking Fuel is low net energy fuel and does NOT constitute an energy increase. The Russians had energy to invest to save energy. We did not, and do not, and will not. Hence, we are stuck with whatever system we already had. “Would-a, Should-a, Could-a” is mental masturbation at this point. It is just another lame attempt to keep hubris alive, to think we can change that which we are stuck with ]

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In the coming Balkanization of 'Murica, logistics are going to be paramount. The normally AR centered crowd of Red Freedom Fighters do acknowledge this. Obviously we have a huge new generation of combat vets, and they seem to be rather well versed in logistics ( one would be, with the amount of crap moved around in Afghanistan ). Unfortunately, it is combat logistics of a superficial nature ( but, thanking one's deity for small favors, at least it is something ). It is along the lines of “Red America BUILDS everything, and the Blue Belies are stuck in urban zones we surround and they need OUR supplies”.

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Of course, there is a LOT wrong with this view. Whatever insurgents can destroy, so too can Federals deny ( which is at the heart of this article ). And like all true SHALLOW logistical studies, infrastructure is assumed rather than questioned. The biggest factor ignored, by both sides, is energy. Just like the population in general, energy is assumed to be a national birthright, rather than the colonial treasure that it is. This will trip up both sides. The side that recognizes and works with this will emerge victorious.

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Peak Oil isn't JUST the cause of the collapse, ignoring it is the cause of your demise. If you are involved in the insurgency on either side, it is the key to victory. Now, it would be easy to declare the Reds the winner, already, because the Blues entire structure was enabled and predicated on controlling the energy flow at the beginning of the Oil Age, which is faltering. But like the Russians, you also need energy to begin with to replace your energy infrastructure. So the conflict is anything but a sure thing for either side. It could come down to who screws up the least ( one wonders how true that is for most conflicts ).

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Don't think this is just going to be a treatise on the dangers of Peak Oil. I'm focused more on how the system is going to be used by both sides against the other, using the collapsing energy starved infrastructure already in trouble. For instance, taking the electric grid in Northern California. These past fires were caused by the break down in maintenance. As a result, there will now be preemptive grid shut downs. One should see the writing on the wall here. This is corporate warfare, a denial of services in retaliation of damage lawsuits. And that is just a small start. I'll continue tomorrow.
( addendum-Hart writes if a very flowery but stilted manner.  It was all I could do to get through the first hundred pages-and its not a short book.  Just beware the style of delivery if you buy this book )

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note: one of my favorite scenes in the movie "Platoon", Bunny is explaining to his buddy ( "like I told the padre..." ) why he enjoys being in the war.  To me this encapsulates the ideal of the proper attitude one should have as a warrior.  Short but sweet, at one hour thirty-five minutes into the film.  Free on Netflix right now.
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