Thursday, July 12, 2007

Area of expertise

What happens when an administration is totally controlled by political operatives?

When it fights internally, against the press, the congress, the opposing party, the majority of people, it fights like a tiger, always victorious; while when it fights external enemies, be it al-Qaida, the Iraqi insurgency, the Iran government, the North Korean nuke black-mailing, the global climate change, the world opinion ... it fights like a chicken, rarely wins anything.

The reason? Because to win outside the border requires compotency outside of the areas of expertise currently available.