To: hipaatwo
"But the job has to get done anyway. And to get this kind of job done boldness is essential. A leader who never blunders, but who doesn't take the fight to the enemy is worthless. A leader who sets about to win - win ugly if needs be - is priceless....
One thing the Marine Corps taught me is that a 70% solution acted on immediately and violently is better than a perfect solution acted on later. My experience has proven this true time and again. The sad fact is however, that a 70% solution is a 30% mistake. And those mistakes can be hard to take. In WWII for example, 700 soldiers drowned in a training accident in preparation for D-Day (that is about how many combat deaths we've experienced so far in Iraq).
Priceless. Does the soldier ever name himself? I LOVE this guy.
29 posted on
10/19/2004 2:31:39 PM PDT by
N. Beaujon
(sera@ix.netcom.com)
To: N. Beaujon
No, he didn't post the name.
36 posted on
10/19/2004 2:37:33 PM PDT by
hipaatwo
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