Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Reducing Troops In Afghanistan Will Lead To Another 9/11, Says This Guy" video.

  1. 兵者，詭道也。故能而示之不能，用而示之不用，近而示之遠，遠而示之近。 All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Sun Tzu - The Art of War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War#English) My personal favorite part of the whole Art of War is the section on Waging War (https://suntzusaid.com/book/2). I'm an engineer and that concept applies to project management. If you let projects drag on, productivity slides because people get worn out and lose enthusiasm. Depending on the translation that section basically says "DON'T EVER let a war drag on and on and on as it simply saps your national resources." In other words 3000 years of history and this mutt still doesn't get it.
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