This is a discussion on Instant Review: ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval'' - Java-Games ; Greetings: In short: a very good and informative text. In long: While I was conducting research on political theory for one aspect of a game engine I stumbled on ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval'' by Henry Kissinger, Little ...
Instant Review: ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval'' Greetings:
In short: a very good and informative text.
In long:
While I was conducting research on political theory for one aspect of a
game engine I stumbled on ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval''
by Henry Kissinger, Little Brown and Company (Boston, 1982).
In the game engine there are Major-Powers and Minor-Powers. Major-Powers
are the players and Minor-Powers are the computer-controled
entities. The game engine required a ``multipolar geopolitical'' model,
as opposed to a ``bipolar geopolitical'' model. The differnce is pretty
simple; in a bipolar model only Major-Powers (i.e. players) make
decisions and the Minor-Powers are but pawns of the Major-Powers, while
in the multipolar model both Major- and Minor-Powers may make decisions.
This means a Minor-Power may execute an action if it believes that action
is in it's self-interest, or in the interest of a foreign power which
shares diplomatic affinity. This is all pretty straight-forward to grok,
but the text provided keen insight on the decision-making processes with
several example cases, explaining where and why the decision reached would
be considered contra-intuitive superficially, but quite obvious when
provided the whole ``score''.
Wheather you agree or disagree with Kissinger's theories and policies is
irrelevant; this is how the United States reached many decisions for
several years and is therefore required reading for any attempting to
understand the post-WWII through present-day geopolitical environment or
attempting to simulate a multipolar geopolitical system. The text was
as authoritive and well-written as any of Kissinger's other texts, and
make an excellent companion to the ``Limited Warfare'' doctrine of which
Eisenhower, Kissengier, and MacNamara are known for.
A real good read,
Timothy J. Bruce
uniblab@hotmail.com
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Re: Instant Review: ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval'' Timothy J. Bruce waxed hysterically liberal:
> make an excellent companion to the ``Limited Warfare'' doctrine of which
> Eisenhower, Kissengier, and MacNamara are known for.
"We must bring Dee-Mock-Ratzee to the Badlands".
http://www.greencheese.org/ZeekLandWeekTwo
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Phlip
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Re: Instant Review: ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval'' Phlip slandered:
> Timothy J. Bruce waxed hysterically liberal:
Hey now! I didn't like the philosophy professed in ``Nuclear Weapons and
Foreign Policy'' (Kissinger, 1957 - where ``Limited Warfare'' is first
described) any better than the next guy[0].
>> make an excellent companion to the ``Limited Warfare'' doctrine of
>> which Eisenhower, Kissengier, and MacNamara are known for.
> "We must bring Dee-Mock-Ratzee to the Badlands".
I'm not trying to climb up a cross here; I'm just reporting a good text
for political theory and its simulation. Sheesh.
> http://www.greencheese.org/ZeekLandWeekTwo
That's a good read! Thanks for the tip.
I think I like my suggestion better though,
Timothy J. Bruce
uniblab@hotmail.com
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[0] Several thousand Vietnam Veterans probably /hate/ it more than I.
Re: Instant Review: ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval'' Timothy J. Bruce masturbated to a picture of John Goodman and spooged out:
> Phlip slandered:
> > Timothy J. Bruce waxed hysterically liberal:
> Hey now! I didn't like the philosophy professed in ``Nuclear Weapons and
> Foreign Policy'' (Kissinger, 1957 - where ``Limited Warfare'' is first
> described) any better than the next guy[0].
Now now. You too can learn to stop worrying and love the bomb. Again.
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Phlip
http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeekLand
Re: Instant Review: ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval'' In article <pan.2005.05.13.23.57.33.342804@SELF-LART.hotmail.com>,
Timothy J. Bruce <uniblab@SELF-LART.hotmail.com> wrote:
>In short: a very good and informative text.
Would postings like these be better placed on a blog?
Nathan Mates
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Re: Instant Review: ``The Whitehouse Years and Years of Upheaval'' Nathan ``The Guru'' Mates wrote:
>>In short: a very good and informative text.
> Would postings like these be better placed on a blog?
Please feel free to chose any of the following as ``THE'' answer:
1) This is my blog.
2) I don't have, nor am I interested in, a blog.
3) A post like this should go where someone might actually read it;
preferably someone interested in game development.
Thanks for your concern.
I hope you get a chance to read it sometime,
Timothy J. Bruce
uniblab@hotmail.com
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