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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: unclewest who wrote (246823)4/21/2008 11:17:00 PM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (2) of 793672
 
Technology and tactics are not always superior to better strategy and tactics.


So why do we not have the superior strategy? Isn't that what they teach in the War Colleges? Are we not getting our money's worth, or is there something else?

Suppose the Pentagon dug up some old "Mission Impossible" scripts. You know, the kind were Phelps tricks the bad guys into killing each other or getting the least bad guy to kill the worst bad guy, or at least the one who is in the way of US objectives.

Would that do it?

Is it really strategy that is the problem, or rather lack of will-power and public opposition? Our politicians seem afraid to do what's necessary because they might lose their jobs.

Unless we are willing to see these things through, we shouldn't even start them in the first place. Maybe Bush should have said "OK, al Quaida flew into those buildings so which is it? a) We do nothing and live with the consequences, or b) We do everything necessary and no bitching about it."

And then keep track of what happens.

I recall from an ROTC course that the real reason we were in Vietnam was the strategic position of the place between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. I see no problem with being honest about that to the general public.
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