48 – Amanda Waller

Man of Steel Answers Insight Commentary

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.

“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?“

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Amazing Amanda Waller execution
• The Voice of God
• Sympathy for the Devil
• Weird weapons of war
• Project Habakkuk (ice ship) and Project X-Ray (bat bombs)
• David and Goliath and military innovation
• White House Situation Room
• What was pitched and what was actually bought
• People avoid uncertainty but actually like it
• Military Mafia connection
• Unethical human testing
• Why not heroes or soldiers
• Waller and Enchantress
• History of WMD management
• The Dirty Dozen and Filthy Thirteen
• Roy Benavidez

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Can this Squad stop Superman?
• What is the purpose of the rest of the Squad?
• What use is Harley? Boomerang? Killer Croc? Slip Knot?
• What is Waller really up to?
• Why is Katana on the Squad?
• What is the Squad’s purpose generally?
• Why aren’t elite soldiers satisfactory to Waller?
• What is the Squad’s mission specifically?
• Who shot down the first helicopter?
• Why would you send another helicopter?
• Why was GQ and his men on this mission?
• Don’t they compromise the Squad’s covert status?
• Isn’t this expending soldiers for the Squad?
• Wouldn’t two squads of soldiers be better?
• Why couldn’t conventional soldiers win if bombs are effective?
• Why weren’t the supernatural siblings more effective?
• How did Deadshot set off the C4?
• Why did Bruce need Waller’s files?
• Where was The Flash?
• Why didn’t Waller destroy the heart immediately?
• Why didn’t Waller guard Enchantress more carefully?

To learn more:
Fighting Fire With Fire | Wikipedia
Project X-Ray (bat bomb) | Wikipedia
Project Habakkuk (ice ship) | Wikipedia
War In Heaven | Wikipedia
Penal Military Units | Wikipedia
The Dirty Dozen (1967) | IMDb
White House Situation Room | Wikipedia
Lucky Luciano’s deal | Wikipedia
Unethical human experimentation | Wikipedia
Command & Control | Eric Schlosser
Filthy Thirteen | Wikipedia
MSgt. Roy Benavidez | Wikipedia

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A special first-draft since I’m away for the next month! So here’s the “assembly cut” in lieu of dividing it into three polished episodes.