tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post4690246351895542158..comments2023-10-06T06:29:02.689-04:00Comments on A Bright Cape: No strategySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-31731596706749326932014-08-31T19:57:16.146-04:002014-08-31T19:57:16.146-04:00I'm currently reading a book called "Stra...I'm currently reading a book called "Strategy: A History" and I'm right at the point where it's discussing changes in the US military view of strategy with regards to insurgents with references to Afghanistan and Iraq. I'm hoping that by the end of it I'll see the correct strategy for ISIS. :-)<br /><br />Note that Obama says "...yet" at the end. You mangled a 6-word quote! The Congressman who says Obama shouldn't have been surprised by events is misguided - the world is full of surprises. And once you're surprised, if there's no immediate risk, it seems wise to take your time before defining your strategy.<br /><br />And then, once you have one, why would you trumpet it? Some strategies are best left hidden. So maybe the strategy is to say there is no strategy...yet.<br /><br />Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.com