How much longer are we going to ask our families and our communities to bear the cost of this war?
as he talk about the $500 billion cost of the Iraq war is dragging on the U.S. economy and attempt to blame McCain. Some see this talk as attempt to divert attention from other sensitive issues but he is so right. Just how much longer are we going to pour billions of dollars out there?
Sun Tzu's Art of War, Chapter 2, line 2-3 says the following 2000+ years ago:
When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be damped. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength. Again, if the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain.
Sun Tzu is still relevant today!
Reckless leaders without vision and wisdom keep blindly go on endless conflicts.
Ok, AK-47s don't grow dull but wasting billions of dollars and precious lives are simply weakening this country more and more.
During Sun Tzu's times the emperors were not elected, they don't simply leave and live in luxury palaces after battling neighbor states and straining the state for a few years.
Stressed and angry citizens may organize attempts to overthrow reckless leaders using the limited remaining resources they have.
Elections remove reckless leaders peacefully, but the next leader will have a mess to handle.
Someone with wisdom should boldly come forward to end this mess with a grand plan.
I would say the War on Iraq is #1 issue. Economy is next. If that billions is spent wisely we will be in much better shape. Giving everyone $600 is pocket change that can't help much.
Every military leader should know this line (Sun Tzu chapter 2, line 19):
In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.
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