It all worked out pretty much according to plan, although driving right through downtown Chicago during a Friday rush hour could be considered a miscalculation.
The army was disbanded shortly after the American-led invasion in 2003, which many consider a miscalculation that helped fuel the insurgency by leaving thousands of men jobless and angry.
Drones' killing the wrong people could also be considered a significant failure -- and this can occur for reasons of bad intelligence or of miscalculation by operators.
Even though Pyongyang's military capability is considered far outmatched by U.S. technology and pilot training, Ri's rhetoric raised anxieties that a simple miscalculation could spark a military confrontation and spiral out of control.
As Fayyad considered these numbers, he puffed on his cigar and said that Israel, and not Hezbollah, had made the greater strategic miscalculation.
Moreover, governments should realize that terrorism cannot be considered just another geopolitical tool in their own games, because there is no guaranty it can be controlled - witness the US miscalculation on al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
With its 30% rake, Apple has made what many consider a massive strategic miscalculation with competitors, consumers and critics alike a "foolish act of hubris," venture capitalist Bill Gurley called it.
His numbers — 4,093 yards, 27 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 93.9 passer rating — amount to a very rewarding season after you consider all the injuries and personnel miscalculations that contributed to the offense's struggles.
Shift the focus to Taiwan, an island that China considers a renegade province, and the proposition seems equally ludicrous, while the scope for miscalculation appears similarly broad.
Whatever misfires you consider to fit the three categories described by JFK, it's obvious that we can't afford miscalculations, accidents, and mistakes when dealing with arms capable of accidentally wiping out American cities.
