general richard myers, nearing the end of the road and taking part in what is likely his last press conference as joint chiefs chair, showed he knows a couple things about terrorism after all.
he said they know they can't beat us militarily, so they try to chip away at our resolve to win, and to win we must retain that resolve.
right. they know they're way too weak to go toe to toe with us. that's why they resort to terror and/or guerrilla tactics. then it becomes a contest of wills: their resolve versus our resolve, both sides convinced their cause is just, until one side decides the costs outweigh the benefits and gives up.
before the outer yielding comes a wearing down: internal friction and division, often quite violent, as happened among the zulu, the maori, and the amerindians in the past, and the american public 35 years ago.
frankly, i'd rather not see that again.
better to cut and run.
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