[lepton]

Doolittle’s raid on Japan comes to mind. Its non-military successes were very real and changed the tone of the war yet to come.

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Well, yes, but there was a coherent plan with the aftermath and recovery worked out with allies ahead of time. They didn’t just send them off and hope for the best.

In the case of the shutdown, neither the Republican House nor Senate could even agree on what was going on, much less whether they supported it.

[cuban leaf]

In the case of the shutdown, neither the Republican House nor Senate could even agree on what was going on, much less whether they supported it.

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I’m really talking about the long term effect rather than the plan to protect the fate of those involved. The benefits of the Doolittle raid were not as easy to pin down as the destruction of a factory because of the type of benefit received (public opinion and perception) over the long run.

Same with Cruz, and the “long run” has just begun.