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fookeryesterday at 11:10 AM2 repliesview on HN

These are orthogonal problems.

Getting into this war was stupid.

Being unable to win it is also pretty bad.


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pjc50yesterday at 11:54 AM

Clausewitz would say they are the same: the stupid war is the continuation of stupid politics by other means. The objectives are unclear, which prevents them being achieved.

petesergeantyesterday at 1:06 PM

These are the same problem. Getting into this war was stupid because it's virtually impossible to win it.