> Even worse, I have heard it said that the US Administration did not > have proper back up plans ...
Maybe. The argument that every plan we made needs to go flawlessly or it's a failure is, simply, one to which I don't lend much credence. I agree. But that is not what I was talking about. Please focus on the topic. I talked about the failure to have *backup* plans. Personally, I expect plans to fail, hence the need for backup plans. ... their ability to adapt and learn a new strategy has been nothing short of astonishing. But it is also `nothing short of astonishing' that the US Administration did not have a `Plan B' *already* worked out. Why the need to adapt and learn after the fact, especially when there are people in the US Army, among other places, who have experience and who can and do expect to work out `Plans B, C, and D'? -- Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enterprises http://www.rattlesnake.com GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 http://www.teak.cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l