Restate my Assumptions
Attackerman | Gotta love a COIN post that quotes Pi
Now: I am still advocating a mismatch of resources and interests. That, you can prudently respond,is not good strategy. And you’ll be right. Except for the fact that we live in a media and political climate where a plane that blows up and kills 300 people would prompt a political constituency for a massive reescalation in Afghanistan and probably an invasion of Yemen. That has to be confronted and defeated. Essentially, the American public needs to become more British or more Israeli (yes, I said it) in its understanding that some terrorism is just going to succeed and we need to find some sober, actuarial way of accepting that without constant freakouts. This is what keeps John Brennan up at night — resisting the pressures to overreact.