Going into the current war with Iraq, former army Col. David Hackworth has brought up an interesting dilemma facing the ground troops in the Iraqi theater of operations. It turns out that in the face of a US assault on Iraq, the butcher of Baghdad may use chemical and biological weapons as a deterrent. Hackworth has pointed out that the Nuclear Biological & Chemical (NBC) protection (MOPP gear) used by troops is woefully inadequate, particularly for an assaulting force. He informs us that the protective suits were designed for troops to don when attacked by an NBC agent, so they … Continue reading The Impossibility of Socialist Economic Calculation