Thursday, February 19, 2015

Poly Sci 101

From the #2 person at the state department, world reknown Harf-wit Marie Harf sez:

1. "We can't kill our way out of this war."

  Note to Ms Harf: In the past, this technique has proven to be quite effective. Multiple examples exist of one side killing the other until few or none of their former enemies were left. Recidivism among the survivors has been historically low.

2.“We cannot kill every terrorist around the world, nor should we try,”

   Note: If you kill enough of them, the rest will get the idea that perhaps theirs is an unproductive line of work. Case in point might be the Somali pirates. Heard from them lately?

Update: Sen Tom Cotton agrees with me.

2 comments:

Merle said...

How much would that many rounds 5.56 ammo cost?

Merle

Billll said...

Given the rather dismal ratio of rounds expended / enemy killed or wounded that we have amassed, probably quite a lot. OTOH if the rules of engagement were lax enough, finding folks willing to go the extra round should be easier.