Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Monday, May 23, 2011

Bringing the Hurricane

There is a paper (PDF) on the Small Wars Journal that advocates that any future interventions/wars be of the "hurricane" model. The concept that is when it is in our national interest to go to war somewhere, what we should do is bring a very large amount of violence, smash the targets to smithereens and then leave. Occupations are to be avoided, as they are extremely costly and the prospects for a good outcome are not at all favorable.

There is much to consider. If we are going to go to war, the fight should be on our terms, playing to our strengths. Fighting a protracted land war on the other side of the planet is folly.

(I've sort of said this before.)

1 comment:

Nangleator said...

That certainly would justify those billion-dollar toys. It's what we're best at, too.

I don't know if it appeals to the Righties, though. They like the idea of boots on the ground, because they know they can get Bibles moved around that way. And prevent freedoms.