The Secret Weapon

There’s an interesting article over at the Belmont Club on the Secret Weapon discussed by Bob Woodward on 60 Minutes and in his new book The War Within.*  Some the comments are a bit over the top, so here’s my take.

Since we’re pulling stuff out of our butts, I’ll play:

• Thirty years ago the possibility of UAVs and autonomous drones was discussed at the military schools.  All of a sudden all that material got shut down.  Look where we are now.
• A few years back we announced the disbanding of the Office of Disinformation; how credible is that?
• Now I’m reading that the CIA research in to remote viewing was unsuccessful.
• It’s either that, or a conspiracy between the UFO aliens and George Bush.

Gee, making up stuff is fun.  Almost as fun as secret Sarah Palin bikini photos.  Ha-ha!  Made you look!

*During the 60 Minutes interview, the Mrs made the point that Woodward clearly documented the fact that President Bush overrode the recommendations of the JCS and his theater commander, General Casey, in ordering the Surge.  Petraeus was Bush’s replacement for Casey, and Petraeus told the President that the Surge was an "all in" strategy.  Now it’s pretty obvious that Petraeus is one of the military geniuses of modern times, so what does that say about the guy who picked him?  Maybe W. ain’t as dumb as he looks.