Winding down the war...

[Blockhead]

I agree... to add, Clausewitz would be too! I read both Sun Tzu and Clausewitz before/during my deployment, and man, we weren't even fighting the way we should. "Wars should be fought by the soldiers and marines, commanded by the field grade officers, and managed by the generals. The moment a bureaucrat or politician enters into the business of war it has ceased to be winnable." -Unknown.

So you disagree with the US constitution?

[Ronin13]

So you disagree with the US constitution?

Oh is that reference to my quote? It was written long before the constitution IIRC... And no, I don't, congress declares war, the president issues the order, but from then on it should be left in the hands of those who's job is waging war (IE: the military).

[Blockhead]

Oh is that reference to my quote? It was written long before the constitution IIRC... And no, I don't, congress declares war, the president issues the order, but from then on it should be left in the hands of those who's job is waging war (IE: the military).

And if you read Clauzewitz, you didn't understand one of his key tenents (as already mentioned by another forum member above): "War is simply the continuation of political intercourse." Politics ergo politicians. Sucks sometimes to have mealy-mouthed spinless politicians calling the shots, but I prefer it that way than to live in a military dictatorship.