This is classic ignorance of history and belief in the religion of “deescalation at all costs,” which normally results in appeasement. History is filled with examples of supposedly strong nations not confronting a bully until it is too late. It’s all about PowerPoint and “conflict management,” but what the heirs of McNamara’s whiz kids s…
This is classic ignorance of history and belief in the religion of “deescalation at all costs,” which normally results in appeasement. History is filled with examples of supposedly strong nations not confronting a bully until it is too late. It’s all about PowerPoint and “conflict management,” but what the heirs of McNamara’s whiz kids still don’t understand is that the bad guys always get a vote.
“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.”- Ayn Rand.
“Stupid people can create problems, but it often takes brilliant people to create a real catastrophe.”- Thomas Sowell.
This is classic ignorance of history and belief in the religion of “deescalation at all costs,” which normally results in appeasement. History is filled with examples of supposedly strong nations not confronting a bully until it is too late. It’s all about PowerPoint and “conflict management,” but what the heirs of McNamara’s whiz kids still don’t understand is that the bad guys always get a vote.
“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.”- Ayn Rand.
“Stupid people can create problems, but it often takes brilliant people to create a real catastrophe.”- Thomas Sowell.