Gorf wrote:

"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?

Do you think he should do that now with Iran making declarations to do
away with Israel and the US?

"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 job becomes much easier without enemies from within.

"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"

Some battles cannot be avoided. Neville Chamberlain proved that.

"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.......

Believe it has been pretty well documented that the world's intelligence
agencies screwed that pooch.

"A leader leads by example not by force."

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

Bush has made several trips to Iraq...and to the hurricane disaster
areas.

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Skipper