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How Tech Almost Lost the War

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-point-and-shoot dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Blame the geeks for the mess in Iraq? Wired says so. Networked troops were supposed to be so efficient, it'd take just a few of 'em to wipe out their enemies. But the Pentagon got their network theory all wrong, with too few nodes and a closed architecture. Besides, a more efficient killing machine is the last thing you want in an insurgency like Iraq."

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  1. Actually.... by cyberon22 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Republicans are to blame for this one.

    1. Re:Actually.... by sqrt(2) · · Score: 5, Funny

      When the only tool you have is Excel, every problem starts looking like a spreadsheet.

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  2. Almost lost the war? by mrbluze · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since when has the US won the war? It's over? *slaps forehead* I better go check the newspaper.

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