It Was Rigged

Summary

The transcript discusses the extreme folly and disastrous outcome of a simulated headlong assault into the Straits of Hormuz, referencing a war game by General Van Ripper that ended on day one with massive simulated casualties. The key takeaway is that the war game was subsequently rigged by the services to produce a desired outcome, highlighting a dangerous tendency to manipulate data to align with pre-conceived ideas rather than facing reality.