They are just moving "wealth" around to consolidate and concentrate "value" amongst themselves. If they disrupt the economy and it breaks for them, they win. If they disrupt the economy and the bubble bursts, they will have extracted enough from the system to ride out the collapse. Win, win.

I've been one of those "human AIs." War gaming is also good for those participating through the process. It's not just to guide policy and decision makers. The inability to audit the AI "decision making" limits our ability to test its assumptions and understand its risks assessments.

If they're hot and you're not, think OPSEC

It's not deterrence. But whether it is "preemptive" or "preventive" will be the question going forward?

The modernized Afghan Model. SOF plus airpower defeated the Taliban only for the conventional forces to lose war. Add in poor L2 from the Russo-Ukraine war and Armenian-Azeri conflict. This way, they get rid of all conventional forces so everything is SOF.

I had to get my Congressman involved and was permanently disqualified from military service. I eventually got a waiver and served 22 years, deploying six times.

If only 8% of enlistments don't require a waiver, then we need to assess what artificial gates exist that prevent qualified applicants.