Entries from Mudville Gazette tagged with 'how to lose a war'
How to lose a war (part three: with friends like us...)
At this point in our relationship with Pakistan it must be difficult to resist the urge to shout "too hard," throw in the towel, declare our original goals unrealistic and unobtainable, and instead simply acknowledge that America can always absorb the inevitable next terrorist attack. Fortunately for us, the Obama administration is composed of folks made of sterner stuff, who know how to solve any problem... ***** We're at war in Afghanistan. At least, Afghanistan is where the troops are...
More ways to lose a war
"...he showed bad judgment. When I put somebody in charge of the lives of 100,000 young men and women in a very hazardous situation, they've got to conduct themselves at the highest standards, and he didn't meet those standards."- Barack Obama, on General Stan McChrystal That's a quote from this month's Rolling Stone interview with the President, likely a return favor for their earlier efforts on his behalf. Here's more:Let's talk about the war in Afghanistan. Where were you when...
There are many ways to lose a war...
...this is just one of them. Step one - explain the fundamentals of your plan:...we've got to get the job done [in Afghanistan], and that requires us to have enough troops so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous pressure over there. It means that we have enough civilian support, agricultural specialists, people who are engineers, people who are building schools and so forth... Step two - get elected President of the United States*....
Past in review...
"Dynamite in the hands of a child is not more dangerous than a strong policy weakly carried out." That's a quote from Winston Churchill - a man more quotable than most. You may have an image in mind of Britain's prime minister during the Second World War, a man whose long life in the political arena well-prepared him for his role. And yes, the quote is from that Winston Churchill - but then again, it isn't... that was 23-year-old Winston...
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