- Reaction score
- 7,862
- Points
- 1,160
Well said Edward.
Don't pick a fight you can't win unless you want to end up face down and bleeding.
ALL WARS ARE ULTIMATELY HEARTS AND MINDS CAMPAIGNS. The purpose of the exercise is to convince the opposition to do what you want it to do. If you can convince the opposition's leadership to go along with your wishes and they can convince their population to agree then there is no need for further discussion. If, on the other hand the opposition's leadership is unconvinced and acting against your interests then you need to go over their heads and convince the population that it isn't a great idea to follow the leader. There are two tools available - bribery and brutality.
If they won't accept bribery they need to expect brutality.
In the West I like to think that we would wait for the first punch to be thrown before retaliating. But if the opposition does decide to throw the first punch then they had best make it count because after that then all bets are off.
Hezbollah made the mistake of poking Israel in the chest one too many times when it captured those two soldiers. It wasn't enough to hurt Israel but it was enough to justify a response.
Don't pick a fight you can't win unless you want to end up face down and bleeding.
ALL WARS ARE ULTIMATELY HEARTS AND MINDS CAMPAIGNS. The purpose of the exercise is to convince the opposition to do what you want it to do. If you can convince the opposition's leadership to go along with your wishes and they can convince their population to agree then there is no need for further discussion. If, on the other hand the opposition's leadership is unconvinced and acting against your interests then you need to go over their heads and convince the population that it isn't a great idea to follow the leader. There are two tools available - bribery and brutality.
If they won't accept bribery they need to expect brutality.
In the West I like to think that we would wait for the first punch to be thrown before retaliating. But if the opposition does decide to throw the first punch then they had best make it count because after that then all bets are off.
Hezbollah made the mistake of poking Israel in the chest one too many times when it captured those two soldiers. It wasn't enough to hurt Israel but it was enough to justify a response.