[apoxonu]

Excellent question. IMHO, we'll lose unless we fight fire with fire. There once was a day when two sides of a conflict could engage in battle using honorable rules of war. Those days ended decades ago.

Right now, we face opponents who are willing to do anything, use any means - to win. Should "that situation" arise, they will use the same tactics. The only way to defeat them is to use the exact same tactics against them - both now and "then."

They count on us taking the honorable path.This is why many in the GOP appear to be wimps. They have never encountered such utter ruthlessness and dishonesty and have no clue how to respond because in their minds, they must take the high ground, the honorable path - which is why they're getting stomped at every turn.

In other words, Alinsky was right. He said that conservatives could easily be defeated because they will not stoop to this level, they will not get down and dirty. They will not be victorious because they have morals and ethics they cannot betray.

But they will not relent and they won't stop. Only if we inflict the same tactics on them will we prevail.

[sargon]

There once was a day when two sides of a conflict could engage in battle using honorable rules of war. Those days ended decades ago.

Those days never existed.