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dascientist Donating Member (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 02:24 PM
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Do Obama or his advisors use The Sims or Civilization software
or any other software to simulate multi national and domestic dynamics?
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 02:26 PM
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1. They are professionals.
They have studied real life multi-national and domestic dynamics for nearly their entire lives.
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dascientist Donating Member (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 02:28 PM
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3. and Bush and his advisors?
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 02:32 PM
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7. They studied how to break and rob countries,
and get away with War Crimes.
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PetrusMonsFormicarum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 02:28 PM
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2. Throughout the campaign
they spent most of the time playing (P)Resident Evil.

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dascientist Donating Member (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 02:29 PM
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5. I LAFFED
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bunnies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 02:29 PM
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4. Gawd I hope not. nt
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 02:30 PM
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6. The model that they use would be best described as "Dynamic Statistical Modelling", Nate Silver
showed the way.
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cemaphonic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 03:23 PM
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8. I hope not
I would hate our defense policy to be informed by the notion that a phalanx spear formation can defeat a battleship.
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Phoonzang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 03:34 PM
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9. Well as far as I know they never walled up their rivals
and let them slowly die of starvation. So no Sims at least.
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sofa king Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 05:36 PM
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10. Geez, I sure hope not.
My country borders your country on two or more sides. Attack!
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 05:38 PM
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11. Residents demand Marina
Residents demand Road and Rail

Water Shortage Reported.
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