"Mr Danzig told the Centre for New American Security: “Winnie the Pooh seems to me to be a fundamental text on national security....."
He didn't stop there. The Telegraph reported:
"Richard Danzig, who served as Navy Secretary under President Clinton and is tipped to become National Security Adviser in an Obama White House, told a major foreign policy conference in Washington that the future of US strategy in the war on terrorism should follow a lesson from the pages of Winnie the Pooh, which can be shortened to: if it is causing you too much pain, try something else. ..."
You can't make this stuff up.
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Pretty frightening concept....Bill Clinton would approve.
"if it is causing you too much pain, try something else."
Sounds like a great idea to me.
Way better than John McCain's foreign policy manual.
Does anyone realize that in most of our wars we got our butts kicked at first or had problems initially?
WWII: Philipinnes, Guam, Pearl Harbor, Kasserine Pass
Korea: Task Force Smith
War Between the States: First 2 years of the war
War of 1812: went badly at first.
Iraq: Insurgency for 3-4 years, then adapted COIN and has gotten much better.
the point is, we usually have problems at first adn eventually figure things out. Just like the Romans did. Romans usually got their asses handed to them at first in most of their wars. You don't cut and run at first sign of trouble. Obviously you have to reevaluate policy and make the necessary changes but just because you are having a tough time doesn't mean you cut and run either. It is a war and the enemy actually does fight back.
Last I checked the Korean Conflict (never officially declared war)didn't end too well. I'd hardly call it a victory - maybe a draw at best.
Then there's Vietnam... despite the fact that the US managed to kill upwards of a million people we still left with our proverbial tail between our legs.
Is Iraq worth more dead American soldiers and a tarnished American image in the world?
If you believe it is, why don't you volunteer for the armed services?
Actually cocksucker, I DID fucking serve you spineless scumbag. And I have a brother over there in theater right now as well as numerous buddies and people I served with.
As for Vietnam, since you chose to lie about our history there, I will make the necessary correction. We beat the VC every single damn time in battle. period. Never lost a single fight. Where we lost was in a test of political will. We left because your Democrat friends had cut off ALL support for the government, which had beaten the N Vietnamese in battle but couldn't sustain it without supplies and aid from us while NV was getting help from their communist allies. You do remember who was helping the North Vietnamese don't you? Bottom line is, we didn't lose in Vietnam, we gave it away at the tables. Once COIN was insituted in the late 60's early 70's finally, the VC started getting its butt really kicked. And by the way, the North Vietnamese killed plenty of people too without our help. You should look at what the Viet Minh did after the French left Vietnam.
As for Korea, Task Force Smith was nearly wiped out. Go look at your history. We fought back after making changes and nearly took over the whole peninsula til the Chinese got involved and then it was a draw at the current border.
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