Unconditional Surrender

A history of our fecklessness since the end of WW II.

The problem with Trump is that, despite his talk about “getting tired of winning,” he, like the pseudo-pacifist Democrats (I say “pseudo,” because they aren’t really anti-war–they’re just on the other side) doesn’t want to win wars, but to “end” them. I get that he doesn’t like wars, but sometimes they are necessary, and the only way, ultimately, to end them is to win decisively, in a way that the combatants either no longer exist, or are no longer willing to continue to combat. It remains to be seen whether that’s the case in Iran, but I fear that they are just biding their time.

7 thoughts on “Unconditional Surrender”

  1. ” I get that he doesn’t like wars, but sometimes they are necessary, and the only way, ultimately, to end them is to win decisively, in a way that the combatants either no longer exist, or are no longer willing to continue to combat”

    Yes, but the US has a more-or-less unbroken record of NOT doing that for several decades, so Trump wanting to avoid more of those is perfectly normal.

  2. Read the link. It’s a mix of correct and not. Some of the not is shallow thinking. Deguello is played by one side, but both can hear the message.

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