It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy... We are going to punish somebody for this attack, but just who or what will be blown to smithereens for it is hard to say. Maybe Afghanistan, maybe Pakistan or Iraq, or possibly all three at once. Who knows?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Global conflict lacks clear lines or enemies, and punishment targets are uncertain.
- In plain terms
- War now has no front lines and it is hard to know who gets punished.
- What can you take from it?
- Modern conflict is ambiguous and unpredictable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who decides targets in global war?
- What defines an enemy now?
Another view
Some conflicts still have defined fronts and enemies.
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