Summary: Recorded August 22nd. "What are you really up to?" The premise behind Task Force X as historically plausible. Amanda Waller's sales pitch and intentions. FAQ run down.<br> "You notice these are criminals? They're psychotic antisocial freaks. It makes no sense . . . I mean, you need real soldiers. Not these scumbags . . . What are you really up to?"<br> Answers, insights, and commentary on:<br> <br> * Amazing Amanda Waller execution<br> * The Voice of God<br> * Sympathy for the Devil<br> * Weird weapons of war<br> * Project Habakkuk (ice ship) and Project X-Ray (bat bombs)<br> * David and Goliath and military innovation<br> * White House Situation Room<br> * What was pitched and what was actually bought<br> * People avoid uncertainty but actually like it<br> * Military Mafia connection<br> * Unethical human testing<br> * Why not heroes or soldiers<br> * Waller and Enchantress<br> * History of WMD management<br> * The Dirty Dozen and Filthy Thirteen<br> * Roy Benavidez<br> <br> Frequently Asked Questions:<br> <br> * Can this Squad stop Superman?<br> * What is the purpose of the rest of the Squad?<br> * What use is Harley? Boomerang? Killer Croc? Slip Knot?<br> * What is Waller really up to?<br> * Why is Katana on the Squad?<br> * What is the Squad's purpose generally?<br> * Why aren't elite soldiers satisfactory to Waller?<br> * What is the Squad's mission specifically?<br> * Who shot down the first helicopter?<br> * Why would you send another helicopter?<br> * Why was GQ and his men on this mission?<br> * Don't they compromise the Squad's covert status?<br> * Isn't this expending soldiers for the Squad?<br> * Wouldn't two squads of soldiers be better?<br> * Why couldn't conventional soldiers win if bombs are effective?<br> * Why weren't the supernatural siblings more effective?<br> * How did Deadshot set off the C4?<br> * Why did Bruce need Waller's files?<br> * Where was The Flash?<br> * Why didn't Waller destroy the heart immediately?<br> * Why didn't Waller guard Enchantress more carefully?<br> <br> To learn more:<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_burn">Fighting Fire With Fire</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb">Project X-Ray (bat bomb)</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk">Project Habakkuk (ice ship)</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Heaven">War In Heaven</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_military_unit">Penal Military Units</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/">The Dirty Dozen (1967)</a> | IMDb<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Situation_Room">White House Situation Room</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Luciano#World_War_II.2C_freedom.2C_and_deportation">Lucky Luciano's deal</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_United_States#U.S._government_research">Unethical human experimentation</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2bj4S2V">Command & Control</a> | Eric Schlosser<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filthy_Thirteen">Filthy Thirteen</a> | Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Benavidez">MSgt. Roy Benavidez</a> | Wikipedia<br> <br> Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com<br> Twitter: <a title="@mosanswers" href="http://twitter.com/mosanswers/" target="_blank">@mosanswers</a><br> Subscribe: <a title="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/man-steel-answers-insight/id920711642" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/man-steel-answers-insight/id920711642">iTunes</a> / <a title="RSS" href="http://feeds.feedburner."></a>
