“violent non-state actors making war” - Y' mean, like the St Valentine's Day Massacre?
What he ought to have said is, no way for the Cold War era US military to fight such wars. “Wot, no uniforms?” The way to win such wars is to think in terms of organized crime, not professional nation-state armies. We don't need drone strikes, we need informers.
Malone: You said you wanted to get Capone. Do you really wanna get him? You see what I'm saying is, what are you prepared to do?
Ness: Anything within the law.
Malone: And then what are you prepared to do? If you open the can on these worms you must be prepared to go all the way. Because they're not gonna give up the fight, until one of you is dead.
Ness: I want to get Capone! I don't know how to do it.
Malone: You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way! And that's how you get Capone. Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I'm offering you a deal. Do you want this deal?
The Untouchables (1987)
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Study up on Renaissance Italy, and get nasty. Use sex. Use money. Use knives. Find the ringleaders and leave their heads on pikes… and watch the would-be followers disperse. You hear of any terrorist incidents in Russia lately? No - because after Volgograd, the ex-KGB honcho running that country said, quietly and simply, “We're going to find you, and we're going to kill you.” Ohh-hh, [bleep]…
If the USA manages to elect someone better than a mealy-mouthed Machine Socialist (http://baron-waste.livejournal.com/2169022.html) as chief executive, we may see a bit of realpolitik showing up… quietly.
“This horse-head in your bed is a gift from the people of the U S A!”
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Date: 2015-02-09 04:01 pm (UTC)What he ought to have said is, no way for the Cold War era US military to fight such wars. “Wot, no uniforms?” The way to win such wars is to think in terms of organized crime, not professional nation-state armies. We don't need drone strikes, we need informers.
Malone: You said you wanted to get Capone. Do you really wanna get him? You see what I'm saying is, what are you prepared to do?
Ness: Anything within the law.
Malone: And then what are you prepared to do? If you open the can on these worms you must be prepared to go all the way. Because they're not gonna give up the fight, until one of you is dead.
Ness: I want to get Capone! I don't know how to do it.
Malone: You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way! And that's how you get Capone. Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I'm offering you a deal. Do you want this deal?
The Untouchables (1987)
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Study up on Renaissance Italy, and get nasty. Use sex. Use money. Use knives. Find the ringleaders and leave their heads on pikes… and watch the would-be followers disperse. You hear of any terrorist incidents in Russia lately? No - because after Volgograd, the ex-KGB honcho running that country said, quietly and simply, “We're going to find you, and we're going to kill you.” Ohh-hh, [bleep]…
If the USA manages to elect someone better than a mealy-mouthed Machine Socialist (http://baron-waste.livejournal.com/2169022.html) as chief executive, we may see a bit of realpolitik showing up… quietly.
“This horse-head in your bed is a gift from the people of the U S A!”