October 15, 2004

• Whoops!
  Er, I mean, I’m happy to do my patriotic duty!
  national/international

  So, I recently commented on an LA Times article which stated that the Bush administration will delay major assaults until after U.S. elections in November.

  My take was basically that it is a really bad idea to let politicians control military strategy – they should set the rules of conduct and the objectives, but allow the military to determine the best strategy within those guidelines.

  Based on recent reports, the military is actually pushing hard on Fallujah, and according to a link from Mitch Berg’s Shot in the Dark, the information leading to the article I was referring to may have actually been released as a smokescreen to help the military gain the element of surprise.

  Did I pull a Rather?

  At a minimum, it looks like I was reacting to a non-issue. My bad.

  Or, to look at it another way, I was simply doing my patriotic duty and spreading the tactical disinformation. My good.

  Anyway. To quote Punch Drunk Love, “That’s that”.

  • 12:30 pm
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