Note to the "ladder of force left"

[Carl Remick]

>My core prediction is that the U.S. will kill about 10,000 people in the
>short run, doom another million or so to death by disease and hunger in
>the medium or medium short run, and then they will (without ever
>damaging any terror network) declare a victory and call the whole thing
>off.
>
>Carrol

In other words, we'll take the scenic route to the destination that Sen. 
George Aiken suggested for the Vietnam war:  proclaim victory and leave.  
I'd suggest the shortest possible route to the same endpoint.

Carl

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