Reply #42: On war.

[westerebus]

Comrades, to make war one must have some objective in mind, some goal to be attained. In the past the acquisition of land mass and the control of resources within a given land mass fall under the general heading of plunder. Good enough reason to get things moving. Then there is national honor or religious belief or kinship or moral duty, all tried and true. We can not forget the nobler reasons in the cause of war; life, liberty, and our best of all things covered by the pursuit of happiness clause.
We are told the war the east asia was set out on a false premise and we will ultimately bring all the sorrows and joys of a capitalist democracy to this region for all the right reasons. That our Legions are extensions of our diplomatic agenda in an up close and personal way. That harm befalls those who would harm our very core values. The party insists you understand, all this is for your protection. But how might an ally of those under our care disrupt the party's plans?
There are no forces world wide with the capacity to remove the Legion from where it stands. Despite the strain of police action counter insurgency operations in two wars, our force structure is expanding and advancing. Comrades, our history repeats itself with clock-like precision in all things military. So, the question remains, how does one open a new front on the big green machine?
What you attack is the other half of the complex. Faced with over whelming firepower at the front, go round back and look for a weak point. There it is. All alone. Engrossed in its' own self centered interests. The industrial half of the complex, specifically, the trading floors and backrooms of the keeper's of the beast. Drain the oil from your car it will stop in its' tracks. Drain the liquidity from a market, the result is similar. Short your enemies when possible and watch them dither in frustration. Bleed the system almost dry. What is unpopular becomes redundant, something to be discarded. Raise the price to lower the morale. Lessening the operational tempo as the cost of fuel impacts the domestic side of the house. Assist the party in all things monetary. But cover your bets first.
The economic warfare of the 21st century all supported with algebraic equations. Who was it that invented algebra? Hint. It was not the party. The party is more adept at running disinformation campaigns,such as the new improved FISA game. It's tougher, it's stronger, it's unbelievably good for you too! You have their word on it.