tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post115531063820707254..comments2024-03-20T16:30:09.690-05:00Comments on The Fifth Column: The Successes of JihadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1155555774585918562006-08-14T06:42:00.000-05:002006-08-14T06:42:00.000-05:00The interesting issue with Dresden is the historic...The interesting issue with Dresden is the historical perspective. On the anniversaries of the dropping of the A-bomb, asian groups complain about the ruthless inhumanity to slaughter so many civilians for no reason (ignoring the Emperors own statements that every civilian would fight to the death). However, at the time, military figures argued that the A-bomb was a humane and "clean bombing" compared to the intense physical destruction over a much wider area with firestorms that would last for days/weeks that fire bombing required to work effectively.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381087750301180720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1155553691467147842006-08-14T06:08:00.000-05:002006-08-14T06:08:00.000-05:00Oddly enough, the night after I posted my comment,...Oddly enough, the night after I posted my comment, a business friend rang from the US telling me his laptop, electronic organiser and mobile phone were all in a lost bag. His business plans are now heavily disrupted.<BR/>I suspect that laptops will be used less or have a variety of alternate methods of carryng the essential office data.DavidofOzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136344116351504419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1155527926610384662006-08-13T22:58:00.000-05:002006-08-13T22:58:00.000-05:00davidofoz,After 9/11, corporations like mine tried...davidofoz,<BR/><BR/>After 9/11, corporations like mine tried to reduce travel with tele- and videoconferencing and did to a significant degree. However, they soon found that certain travel was always required; customer sales meetings, business contract meetings, etc. So you can restrict till the cows come home and most of the business travel left will continue unabated. I expect only a small cut in anyones travel plans, nothing too significant compared to the large reduction everyone saw after 9/11.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381087750301180720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1155437853780839622006-08-12T21:57:00.000-05:002006-08-12T21:57:00.000-05:00True, the Allied work on the atomic bomb had begun...True, the Allied work on the atomic bomb had begun well before Dresden, but remember that even the physicists themselves were initially unsure of the effects. It is worth remembering that one of the big fears among physicists early on was that the detonation of an atom bomb would ignite the earth's atmosphere - a firestorm extraordinaire. <BR/><BR/>The Allies knew firestorms could be created, and the atomic bomb promised something along that line, but no one knew how devastating they were until Dresden. <BR/><BR/>After taht, bomber command was pushing for something like the atom bomb (although not everyone pushing for it knew the atom bomb was in the works) - they were pushing for a way to create a firestorm in EVERY city they bombed. The atom bomb provided the answer to their demands. <BR/><BR/>So, while the work preceded Dresden, Dresden and the firebombing of Tokyo - which killed more people than both Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined - created the situation that allowed for psychological acceptance of the atom bomb.Steve Kellmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509461318016670424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1155385553315440282006-08-12T07:25:00.000-05:002006-08-12T07:25:00.000-05:00If the current forecast restrictions regarding on ...If the current forecast restrictions regarding on board luggage bans come into play - no computers or electronic gear allowed on board - business travellers will be quite resistant to travelling abroad. I mean, will you trust your laptop with all it's vital data to a baggage handler?<BR/>Video conferencing and remote access, here we come.DavidofOzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136344116351504419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1155359404606762952006-08-12T00:10:00.000-05:002006-08-12T00:10:00.000-05:00Interesting points Steve. I don't think business ...Interesting points Steve. I don't think business travel will be too much affected however. Likely the big corporations will embark on a massive memo spree advising all their travelling employees to finish their drinks before going through security. Thus causing more use of paper...<BR/><BR/>That's it! The Islamists want to deforest the West! They're trying to make us into a vast desert!Doogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012332023931166256noreply@blogger.com