The Crazification Factor

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This article, Lunch Discussions #145: The Crazification Factor, first appeared on Kung Fu Monkey on October 07, 2005. It is an excellent observation, but the real point is in this comment:

John: But he's (President Bush) citing that desire as a basis for our strategy. You can't cite your enemy's delusional hopes as a basis for a rational strategy. Goals don't exist in a vacuum, they're linked to capability. David Koresh was utterly committed to being Jesus Christ. See how far that got him. Either Bush is making strategy based on a delusional goal of his opponent, which is idiotic; or he's saying he believes his opponent has the capability of achieving this delusional goal, which is idiotic. Neither bodes well for the republic. (read the entire article)

That bears repeating:

You can't cite your enemy's delusional hopes as a basis for a rational strategy. Goals don't exist in a vacuum, they're linked to capability.

Indeed!

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