Comments on: Luttwhack http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/ Forward Movement Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:59:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chapomatic http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/comment-page-1/#comment-12613 Chapomatic Fri, 04 May 2007 17:04:59 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/#comment-12613 [...] Crittenden didn’t like the latest Luttwak article. I don’t think Skippy will like this [...] [...] Crittenden didn’t like the latest Luttwak article. I don’t think Skippy will like this [...]

]]> By: saltydog http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/comment-page-1/#comment-12611 saltydog Fri, 04 May 2007 15:29:38 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/#comment-12611 I've thought that the U.S. had lost the "home of the brave" part of the equation, but I see now that, from the top down, it no long has any convictions to have the courage of. I’ve thought that the U.S. had lost the “home of the brave” part of the equation, but I see now that, from the top down, it no long has any convictions to have the courage of.

]]> By: RebeccaH http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/comment-page-1/#comment-12607 RebeccaH Fri, 04 May 2007 14:26:14 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/#comment-12607 Let me get this straight: Luttwak's solution to the Middle East is to stick our fingers in our ears, screw our eyes shut, and sing "la la la". Well, he's right about one thing. That way, we'll never see it coming. Let me get this straight: Luttwak’s solution to the Middle East is to stick our fingers in our ears, screw our eyes shut, and sing “la la la”. Well, he’s right about one thing. That way, we’ll never see it coming.

]]> By: The_Real_JeffS http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/comment-page-1/#comment-12604 The_Real_JeffS Fri, 04 May 2007 12:31:16 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/#comment-12604 <i>I’m fascinated that a scholar of modern military history and strategy could, apparently sober, advocate isolationism.</i> Isolationism was a common attitude prior to WWII, and I think it was a result of denialism by people who didn't want deal with the problem. We have the same problem today, a whole lot of people who would rather go to the mall, and pretend there are no bad actors in the world. A silly attitude now as it was in early 1939, especially given all of the actions by Islamic terrorists and their supporters (not to mention the enablers). Luttwhack has been seduced by that attitude, and bases his analysis on the assertion that there are no problems in the world. "Myopic" doesn't begin to describe his problems. I’m fascinated that a scholar of modern military history and strategy could, apparently sober, advocate isolationism.

Isolationism was a common attitude prior to WWII, and I think it was a result of denialism by people who didn’t want deal with the problem. We have the same problem today, a whole lot of people who would rather go to the mall, and pretend there are no bad actors in the world. A silly attitude now as it was in early 1939, especially given all of the actions by Islamic terrorists and their supporters (not to mention the enablers).

Luttwhack has been seduced by that attitude, and bases his analysis on the assertion that there are no problems in the world. “Myopic” doesn’t begin to describe his problems.

]]> By: alphie http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/comment-page-1/#comment-12603 alphie Fri, 04 May 2007 10:17:52 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/05/04/luttwhack/#comment-12603 Wow, I didn't know Monty lived for so long after WWII. Good for him. If you agree with so much of what Luttwak wrote, why is it tripe? Wow, I didn’t know Monty lived for so long after WWII. Good for him.

If you agree with so much of what Luttwak wrote, why is it tripe?

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