O Intermitente
(So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, good-bye)

quinta-feira, abril 03, 2003

Desinformação (via ParaPundit)

Um jornalista russo analisa as notícias vindas a público sobre as dificuldades logisticas da coligação aliada e chega a uma supreendente (e no entanto óbvia) conclusão:

In his famed book "The Art of War," Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote 2,500 years ago: "War is all deceit. If you can do something, make the enemy believe you cannot; if you are close, pretend you are far away." Last week in Iraq both sides were playing Sun Tzu to the limit: The allies faked weakness and disarray, the Iraqis faked strength and confidence

The U.S. and British allies also had a good reason to cheat. By faking weakness and portraying an inability to make a decisive push for overall victory without weeks of preparation and reinforcement, the U.S. military command apparently hoped to trick the Iraqis into keeping their best units in the field rather than withdrawing immediately to Baghdad, where defeating the Republican Guard would come at a higher cost

Esta teoria parece ser comprovada pelo rápido avanço das tropas americanas verificado nos ultimos dois dias.
posted by Miguel Noronha 10:33 da manhã