[nostrademons]

It's originally from the book Accidental Empires, but you probably read the summary on CodingHorror:

https://blog.codinghorror.com/commandos-infantry-and-police/

[vqc]

This is not the exact post I was thinking of, but the one I'm thinking of is definitely an extension of this one. Having this post by jeff will definitely help me on my search. Thanks!