“No one starts a war–or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so–without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it. “Clausewitz
It took me all day to find the darned quote!
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Great quote! We are definitely not following Clausewitz’s principles now.
The old guy still has some worthwhile lessons, but the current crop of politicos are barely literate, and not up on the classics.
Indeed, they are making things worse because they don’t understand the cultural dynamics of that part of the world.
Very true.
And The Orange One is surprised at the retaliation from Iran. Did he not hear what they said? Was he not paying attention?
‘Clear in his mind’…ah, that’s the problem right there. Great quote, Lou.
Thanks Lois! White Paws and Pumpkin could do much better!
Clear, achievable, measurable goals and a plan to get you there — otherwise you’re just throwing people and money down the drain. This whole thing is violently wrong.
agreed! especially since it’s preceded by other misadventures that tossed huge amounts down the drain. We never learn,
I think he knows exactly what he hopes to gain and I don’t think anything will stop him. Spain is putting up a fight, though. That’s a little something.
Never mind… I defer to Teddy.
What? But they have a plan! In fact, they have so many plans it is hard to keep track! Just like the reasons why they started it changes daily. (Besides the unspoken reasons of Epstein & tricky upcoming elections.) Who knew you had to plan more than “drop bomb. winning!”? [I hope my sarcasm font works in comments]
They are “magical thinkers” if they say it must be so, then it is. It’s a common disorder among the 1%