quote for the afternoon

by E.D. Kain on August 11, 2009

“If arguing for your war of choice involves all of the following: describing it as “costly, risky and worth waging—but only barely so;” calculating “a net cost-benefit calculus perilously close to a wash;” resigning yourself to “a war whose merits skirt the margin of being worthwhile;” eschewing “clarion calls to great sacrifice for transcendent purpose;” you do not actually have a case for war. You have a policy proposal. I hope that our politicians and our generals alike can tell the difference.” ~ Matt Frost

{ 2 comments }

1 greginak August 11, 2009 at 2:01 pm

good one.

2 Ryan August 12, 2009 at 5:25 am

There is, of course, virtually no evidence that they can.

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