Economics Without The B.S.**:
[** Double entendre intended.]
In my opinion, the reason we had such a successful clandestine nighttime strike on Iran, which we learned this morning involved a multitude of resources, stems from the lessons learned from an unsuccessful clandestine nighttime strike on Iran in 1980 to free American hostages.
The 1980 strike was a bold move; but, it failed. It failed for a variety of reasons. Our military went back and studied the failure. And over the years practiced and prepared themselves for special operations that would be successful. Many of these operations were small in scale, but our military learned as they went along. The initial attacks in Afghanistan after 9-11 and even in Iraq in 2003 demonstrated coordinated action among some of the small units. The Desert Storm attack on Iraq in 1990-1991 demonstrated the coordination of much larger forces.
The real success of our special forces operation in a small strike was probably demonstrated with the capture of Osama bin Laden. It is a demonstration of the resilience and adaptability of our military establishment and the professional leadership and people who are part of that. It shows a willingness to change, that you have to be open to change to meet new contingencies.
Well, the same is true of the American people. Like our military, we are innovative and have shown through the years our ability to adapt to change to meet new opportunities. Afterall, in our democratic governance, our military personnel come from “The People”. For quite some time we have been mired in a status quo that has resisted the change that is needed. We have become deeply divided politically which has hampered our governing ability to function effectively. We can overcome this. If our military can change, so can we. And when we change, new leadership will come out of that.
In my opinion, the reason we had such a successful clandestine nighttime strike on Iran, which we learned this morning involved a multitude of resources, stems from the lessons learned from an unsuccessful clandestine nighttime strike on Iran in 1980 to free American hostages.
The 1980 strike was a bold move; but, it failed. It failed for a variety of reasons. Our military went back and studied the failure. And over the years practiced and prepared themselves for special operations that would be successful. Many of these operations were small in scale, but our military learned as they went along. The initial attacks in Afghanistan after 9-11 and even in Iraq in 2003 demonstrated coordinated action among some of the small units. The Desert Storm attack on Iraq in 1990-1991 demonstrated the coordination of much larger forces.
The real success of our special forces operation in a small strike was probably demonstrated with the capture of Osama bin Laden. It is a demonstration of the resilience and adaptability of our military establishment and the professional leadership and people who are part of that. It shows a willingness to change, that you have to be open to change to meet new contingencies.
Well, the same is true of the American people. Like our military, we are innovative and have shown through the years our ability to adapt to change to meet new opportunities. Afterall, in our democratic governance, our military personnel come from “The People”. For quite some time we have been mired in a status quo that has resisted the change that is needed. We have become deeply divided politically which has hampered our governing ability to function effectively. We can overcome this. If our military can change, so can we. And when we change, new leadership will come out of that.
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