{"id":201,"date":"2004-06-05T21:51:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-05T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=201"},"modified":"2004-06-05T21:51:00","modified_gmt":"2004-06-05T21:51:00","slug":"201","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=201","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

War is not just between soldiers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes I play computer games. Tropico<\/em><\/a>, also known as “SimCuba,” was a favorite, as were Atomic Games’<\/a> Operation Crusader<\/em> and Stalingrad<\/em>. I played every variation on the latter, until I was convinced that I could have won the Battle of the Don<\/a> and<\/em> saved most of the Romanian forces<\/a> too. (Just take Gen. Von Manstein’s advice: stage a “communications breakdown” with Berlin and then evacuate Stalingrad, no matter what Der Fueher says.)<\/p>\n

But I digress. The point here is that this article<\/a>, using the language and humor of computer war- gaming, makes some valid points about not only the current Iraq and Afghanistan fighting, but on whatever will follow them as well.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Belmont Club<\/a> for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

War is not just between soldiers Sometimes I play computer games. Tropico, also known as “SimCuba,” was a favorite, as were Atomic Games’ Operation Crusader and Stalingrad. 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