The Irony of it all!
When Intelligence is Stupidity
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Oh the Irony of it all…
Isn’t it funny that mistakes by ‘Intelligence’ are amongst the most irresponsible and stupid actions of all time? Lack of ‘intelligence’ also makes for some of man-kinds worst tragedies, yet we are all to eager to blame down right stupidity on ‘intelligence’
Australia’s prime minister has weighed in on the Pre-emptive strike debate, stating that he would have no reservations in ordering a pre-emptive strike on a nation in the region if he felt Australia was under threat from terrorism. In one mans ‘intelligent’ opinion, this is quite possibly the stupidest idea I have ever heard. I trust my government, and I trust their capacity to work with regional neighbours when under threat, but to even mention pre-emptive strikes is absurd.
As an Australian, I am concerned for our wellbeing as a country, but as a human, my greatest interest’s lie in the stability of the region. A pre-emptive strike aimed at terrorists, not sanctioned by the target nation, can only infuriate said nation and contribute to the inferiority complex Australia as a nation insists on developing for the poorer nations in the region – we would only find missiles pointed squarely south, and they would most definitely hit us before big brother US could intervene.
The crux of the matter here is that ‘Intelligence’ is never 100% reliable, as 9/11 and the current debacle in Iraq have proven, Intelligence must go hand in hand with a little word called certainty. Once the damage has been done, you can’t blame intelligence, you can only look at stupidity. Brilliant intelligence on one end takes advantage of poor intelligence on the other – The beach landings of Normandy and the attack on Pearl Harbour are both gleaming examples.
Intelligence is a brilliant tool of modern day warfare, yet it is useless unless used with integrity and certainty – We must learn not to act on supposition, and blaming ‘Intelligence’ for a lack of said quality is about as useful as a cock flavoured lollypop. Diplomacy and working together is the best form of Intelligence I could ever fathom.
BAM!!!
Isn’t it funny that mistakes by ‘Intelligence’ are amongst the most irresponsible and stupid actions of all time? Lack of ‘intelligence’ also makes for some of man-kinds worst tragedies, yet we are all to eager to blame down right stupidity on ‘intelligence’
Australia’s prime minister has weighed in on the Pre-emptive strike debate, stating that he would have no reservations in ordering a pre-emptive strike on a nation in the region if he felt Australia was under threat from terrorism. In one mans ‘intelligent’ opinion, this is quite possibly the stupidest idea I have ever heard. I trust my government, and I trust their capacity to work with regional neighbours when under threat, but to even mention pre-emptive strikes is absurd.
As an Australian, I am concerned for our wellbeing as a country, but as a human, my greatest interest’s lie in the stability of the region. A pre-emptive strike aimed at terrorists, not sanctioned by the target nation, can only infuriate said nation and contribute to the inferiority complex Australia as a nation insists on developing for the poorer nations in the region – we would only find missiles pointed squarely south, and they would most definitely hit us before big brother US could intervene.
The crux of the matter here is that ‘Intelligence’ is never 100% reliable, as 9/11 and the current debacle in Iraq have proven, Intelligence must go hand in hand with a little word called certainty. Once the damage has been done, you can’t blame intelligence, you can only look at stupidity. Brilliant intelligence on one end takes advantage of poor intelligence on the other – The beach landings of Normandy and the attack on Pearl Harbour are both gleaming examples.
Intelligence is a brilliant tool of modern day warfare, yet it is useless unless used with integrity and certainty – We must learn not to act on supposition, and blaming ‘Intelligence’ for a lack of said quality is about as useful as a cock flavoured lollypop. Diplomacy and working together is the best form of Intelligence I could ever fathom.
BAM!!!
