Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Column: War Is Asymmetrical

Forward Observer: War Is Asymmetrical

By George C. Wilson, CongressDaily

The terrorizing tactics of the bad guys in Iraq and Afghanistan all but unfurl a banner reading, "It's asymmetrical warfare, stupid."

Yet nobody in Congress, the White House or Pentagon seems to have read the banner and considered what it means for our armed forces and defense policies.

Asymmetrical warfare is a fancy term for finding the chinks in your enemy's armor and stabbing into them until he either gives up or bleeds to death.

Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37152&dcn=e_gvet