In other words, if we are not committed to the goal in Europe or Britain because of the degree of importance we have placed on the goal there, what makes anywhere else important enough that we are then committed to the goal anywhere else? What makes anywhere else more important than Europe and Britain which … Continue reading Twenty-Eighth Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
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Twenty-Seventh Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
In essence, the degree of importance attached to the goal indicates the level of commitment to the goal, and the level of commitment to the goal makes the goal credible in the eyes of Moscow. But if there is no degree of importance attached to the goal as is the case now, then one’s commitment … Continue reading Twenty-Seventh Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
Twenty-Sixth Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
And when it comes to the all-important matter of goals and strategies in conflict and war, it all comes down to “containment” and “deterrence” vis-à-vis Moscow. But as Schelling argued, the goal or the strategy is credible only if Moscow thinks it is credible. If Moscow does not think the goal or the strategy is … Continue reading Twenty-Sixth Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
Twenty-Fifth Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
Moreover, outside of one’s own national boundaries and territory, it simply becomes a matter of projecting one’s intentions or thoughts to others in a manner by which you can get them to behave the way you want them to behave, as Schelling argued. Thus, the basic intention or thought we are projecting abroad is “decaying, … Continue reading Twenty-Fifth Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
Twenty-Fourth Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
Nor does “decaying, weak little piglets” as our ontological condition and state of being contribute to morale and psychology, especially when it all hinges on morale and psychology in conflict and war. Fait accompli. The verdict and the outcome has been rendered. Fait accompli.
Adam A. Azim 