Sun-tzu chimes in #1

[Fitz_G]

In War,
Victory should be
Swift.
If Victory is slow,
Men tire,
Morale sags.
Sieges
Exhaust strength;
Protracted campaigns
Strain the public treasury.

If men are tired,
Morale low,
Strength exhausted,
Treasure spent;
Then the Feudal lords
Will exploit the disarray
And attack.
This even the wisest
Will be powerless
To mend.

[The Doctor.]

1. Umm... you mean you think it would have been a GOOD idea...

For Rumsfeld to actually have READ 'The Art of War'?

Oh, wait - I'm sure after it said something he didn't agree with, he talked down to it and told it that 'HE' knew better than an expert on war... Oh again... that's happened before!

[Fitz_G]

3. Sun-tzu chimes in #3

Ultimate excellence lies
Not in winning
Every battle
But in defending the enemy
Without ever fighting.
The highest form of warfare
Is to attack
Strategy itself;

The next,
To attack
Alliances;

The next,
To attack
Armies;

The lowest form of war is
To attack
Cities.
Siege warfare
Is a last resort.

In a siege,
Three months are needed
To assemble
Protective shields,
Armored wagons
And sundry
Siege weapons and equipment;
Another three months
To pile
Earthen ramps.

The general who cannot
Master his anger
Orders his troops out
Like ants,
Sending one in three
To their deaths,
Without taking the city.
This is the calamity
Of Siege warfare.

[AntiSmirk]

2. I was at Barnes and Noble last night

I noticed they have 15 unique editions of "Art of War" on the shelf, and multiple copies of many of those editions.