On Wed, 24 Feb 2010, Doug Henwood wrote:
> First time I ever heard of Luttwak was in the late 1970s, when I saw him
> on TV complaining about Jimmy Carter's "pathological fear of the use of
> force." Good to see the old ghoul hasn't lost his edge:
>
> <http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/22/in_praise_of_aerial_bombing>
>
>> In Praise of Aerial Bombing
>> Why terror from the skies still works.
>>
>> BY EDWARD LUTTWAK | MARCH/APRIL 2010
He's often got catchy titles in this vein. This was one of my faves:
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/55210/edward-n-luttwak/give-war-a-chance
July/August 1999 FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Give War a Chance Edward Luttwak
Summary:
Since the establishment of the United Nations, great powers have
rarely let small wars burn themselves out. Bosnia and Kosovo are the
latest examples of this meddling. Conflicts are interrupted by a
steady stream of cease-fires and armistices that only postpone
war-induced exhaustion and let belligerents rearm and regroup. Even
worse are U.N. refugee-relief operations and NGOs, which keep
resentful populations festering in camps and sometimes supply both
sides in armed conflicts. This well-intentioned interference only
intensifies and prolongs struggles in the long run. The unpleasant
truth is that war does have one useful function: it brings peace.
Let it.
Edward N. Luttwak is Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies.