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Re: killing

Posted By: jon, on host 64.230.147.87
Date: Monday, October 15, 2001, at 20:53:30
In Reply To: Re: killing posted by Etienne on Monday, October 15, 2001, at 19:48:47:

> Information services aren't all that great, you know... C.F. Sept. 11, or the collapse of the USSR.

Yea, but for what it is, Mossad is about the best around at what they do. Oh, just outta curiousity, are you referring to something the CIA or KGB did or didn't do in regards to the USSR? I'd be interested in an explanation...

> You seem to have an interesting point, but I don't understand the difference between tactical and strategic... Could you elaborate?
>
> Etienne

Well....strategy is seen as the big picture - how you plan to make money in a new company, how you plan to become president of the US, how you plan to win a war. Tactics are the individual methods that complement each other to make up your strategy (ie fire that CEO who's only wasting the company money, broaden your support for this important political group, ally yourself with this nation that is the enemy of your enemy). You could even look at this whole "killing never solves anything" argument in terms of nuclear weapons. Strategic nuclear weapons won't solve anything except as a deterrent, because of MAD policy. But tactical ones are of some use in certain situations, because they won't necessarily cause WWIII, but they will still inflict a lot of damage.

j"reading about ICBMs right now"on

Replies To This Message

Re: killing - Etienne - Mon, 10/15/2001, 21:51:26
- Re: killing - wintermute - Tue, 10/16/2001, 01:59:12
  - Re: killing - jon - Tue, 10/16/2001, 09:29:26
    - Re: killing - Rob J D - Tue, 10/16/2001, 11:49:23
      - Re: killing - MarkN - Tue, 10/16/2001, 14:47:48
        
        Re: killing - Henry - Wed, 10/17/2001, 08:29:02
        
        Re: killing - Nyperold - Wed, 10/17/2001, 17:42:56
        
        Re: killing - MarkN - Wed, 10/17/2001, 10:48:07
      - Re: killing - jon - Tue, 10/16/2001, 13:11:00
      - Re: killing - Stephen - Tue, 10/16/2001, 12:16:48
- Re: killing - jon - Mon, 10/15/2001, 23:02:55

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Message:	> > Information services aren't all that great, you know... C.F. Sept. 11, or the collapse of the USSR. > > Yea, but for what it is, Mossad is about the best around at what they do. Oh, just outta curiousity, are you referring to something the CIA or KGB did or didn't do in regards to the USSR? I'd be interested in an explanation... > > > You seem to have an interesting point, but I don't understand the difference between tactical and strategic... Could you elaborate? > > > > Etienne > > Well....strategy is seen as the big picture - how you plan to make money in a new company, how you plan to become president of the US, how you plan to win a war. Tactics are the individual methods that complement each other to make up your strategy (ie fire that CEO who's only wasting the company money, broaden your support for this important political group, ally yourself with this nation that is the enemy of your enemy). You could even look at this whole "killing never solves anything" argument in terms of nuclear weapons. Strategic nuclear weapons won't solve anything except as a deterrent, because of MAD policy. But tactical ones are of some use in certain situations, because they won't necessarily cause WWIII, but they will still inflict a lot of damage. > > j"reading about ICBMs right now"on
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