NC: One of the scariest things I came across in doing the research for the book was an article that I quote by a military strategist about how, as we bring computers more and more into warfare, there may simply be no role for human beings.
There can be no role for punishing success but equally there is a clear need to police abuse quickly and effectively, and for rules to be clear.
Then, last Thursday, Tillerson seemed to shift direction, saying that "it would seem there would be no role" for Assad in Syria's political future.
Apart from the police, the courts and the armed forces, there should be no role for government: no social security, no public health or education, no public infrastructure or transport, no fire service, no regulations, no income tax.
Doing his best to mix indignant with ridicule, Chris Lehane, a senior advisor to Mr. Clark, asked, "In a Dean administration, will Rush Limbaugh become the Voice of America?" Jay Carson, a spokesman for Dr. Dean, revealed that there would be no role for Mr. Limbaugh in a Dean administration.
"I think if every one of our companies had perfect management, there'd be no role for us," he added.
