Submitted by GaryGagliardi on
Right now I am watching
the 9/11
commission and, strategically, this exercise is extremely foolish. Sun Tzu
says politicians should stay of our war, for a host of reasons, mostly to do
with timing because all competitive situations are highly dynamic, changing
moment to moment, as contestants adjust to each other’s moves. This is a
perfect example. This retrospective of what was done against pre-9/11 against
terrorism is completely irrelevant to current situations. Position
post-9/11-Afghanistan-Iraq have completely changed. This focus on the past is
designed only to divide (that is, weaken) us and can serves no useful
strategic purpose. No useful military purpose in the fight against terrorism,
I should say. It is, instead, being used for political purposes by those such
as Richard Clark.