Tangled up in goo
Partly excellent article about wars of attrition here. Partly because the point Peters is making, that the only real way to win wars is to kill more people than the opponent, is 100% true and people have tended to act as if this isn't true recent.
HOWEVER, a few huge caveats need to be added in here. First of all, just because I think what he's saying is correct does not mean in any way that I like it. I do think that as long as our societies continue to engage in warfare, we should be honest about what that entails. That doesn't mean I think it's a sustainable (or laudable) model.
Also, Peter's analysis of the "War on Terrorism" etc, etc, is severely skewed in a way that I, at least, don't agree with. So take those bits with several grains of salt.
HOWEVER, a few huge caveats need to be added in here. First of all, just because I think what he's saying is correct does not mean in any way that I like it. I do think that as long as our societies continue to engage in warfare, we should be honest about what that entails. That doesn't mean I think it's a sustainable (or laudable) model.
Also, Peter's analysis of the "War on Terrorism" etc, etc, is severely skewed in a way that I, at least, don't agree with. So take those bits with several grains of salt.
