Observer: where is military strategy?

[Carl Remick]

>From: Chris Burford <cburford at gn.apc.org>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>Subject: Observer: where is military strategy?
>Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:47:05 +0000
>
>The lead in today's (London) Observer is highly significant. it
>
>>The Coalition still has justice on its side, but where is its convincing
>>and coherent military strategy?
>>
>>For some weeks, we derived relief from the fact that our caution appeared
>>to have been shared. America, backed by Tony Blair, sought to build an
>>international consensus for military action. Its supporters were assured
>>that military action, when it started, would be aimed at those individuals
>>who had been properly identified as perpetrators of the 11 September
>>outrages. And they were then promised that such action would be targeted,
>>precise and, above all, appropriate to the task of seizing Osama bin Laden
>>and his accomplices.
>>
>>This weekend, our confidence in that strategy lies seriously shaken.

Since this "strategy" was pure fantasy from the start, onus falls on those 
who were willing to believe such claptrap as well as those who served it up.

Carl

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