Bush Regime FLUNKS The 'Art' Of War
Möbius Pretzel
Master Sun-Tzu, President Hu and Bush
By JOHN WALSH
At the very least China's President Hu displayed a sense of humor in
presenting a book, of all things, to George W. Bush on his recent visit
to the United States. And the choice of Sun-Tzu's fifth century B.C.
classic, "The Art of War" was tantalizing. Since Dubya certainly will
not penetrate too far into it, I decided to have a look, so that at
least one American would honor the Chinese gift by actually reading it.
This provided me a rare patriotic surge, much like the rush when I put
my tax return in the mailbox.
Sun-Tzu did not disappoint. At almost the very beginning of the second
chapter I found a near perfect description of Dubya's ill-fated war on
Iraq. To quote:
"Master Sun said: The art of warfare is this:
"In joining battle, seek the quick victory. If battle is
protracted, your weapons will be blunted and your troops demoralized.
If you lay siege to a walled city, you exhaust your strength. If your
armies are kept in the field for a long time, your national reserves
will not suffice. Where you have blunted your weapons, demoralized your
troops, exhausted your strength and depleted all available resources,
the neighboring rulers will take advantage of your adversity to strike.
And even with the wisest of counsel, you will not be able to turn the
ensuing consequences to the good. There never has been a state that has
benefited from an extended war."
What a simple and concise description of the quagmire in Iraq!