WWAGD? What would the Ancient Greeks do?
As the skit scriber Sophocles sagely saged - tragedy is the eternal, constant - always on 10 struggle against and with stuff that's deeply inherent, permed penchant'd - and unpleasantly uncool - within ourselves.
And one thing that has remained more constant than not in the human condition is organized conflict - war.
"War is the father of all - the king of all"
War is an entirely human endeavor - the technologies may change, new ideas develop, hot! tactical and strategic delights are constantly just ahead yet the nature of manchild is unchanging.
Military History is nigh essential in the new millennium - in the decade after 911 - many cats (and their resume' would argue differently) seemed strangely out of touch, off base and well, boring. Arguments for doing nothing as op4'd to making tough choices and decisions bewtixt bad and really bad belies sinful misunderstanding and misappreciation for Military History.
"Our own past experience with war also reminds us that through prepardness, deterrence, and tough diplomacy, those who seek to profit bt aggression can be restrained, but only while they are relatively unsure of their power - before they gain greater strength, and thus prove both uninhibited and far more costly to subdue.."
Pic "War: The Father of Us All"
That last sentence was a bit too long. I much prefer "speak softly and carry a big stick".
ReplyDeleteTry telling that to the peaceniks who think if you tear down our defense capabilities everybody else will follow suit. I must be as ignorant as progressives think I am because I just can't seem to comprehend what it is that makes them so intellectually superior.
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