As Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Oregon National Guard - with more than 1300 Guard troops and many other Oregon soldiers deployed overseas - it is my responsibility to ask whether our national leadership, which had a plan for starting this war, also has a plan for ending it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leaders should plan how to end wars they start. Accountability matters for conflicts.
- In plain terms
- Demand clear strategy.
- What can you take from it?
- Ends matter as starts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines leadership in war?
Another view
It ignores geopolitical complexity.
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