"Skipper" wrote in message n

Some interesting thoughts:

"What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations."


And WHEN does GWB say we will be done in Iraq?


"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated
warriors go to war first and then seek to win."


Reminds me of declairing "Mission Acomplished", prematurely....


"The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord
before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without
fighting."


Certainly agree with this, another way of putting it acording to the code of
Busido: "The best battle is the one you do not fight"


"The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple
before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few
calculations beforehand."


Who made the calculations that "They will welcome us with open arms"? OR
Rumsfeld statement that the war would last weeks, or that Iraqi Oil would
pay for the war or.......



"A leader leads by example not by force."

ROFLMAO
Bush will not even go to Iraq.......