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I think the problem is that the government can't accomplish it's objectives effectively while showing all it's cards on the table; but, without some reasonable explanation for our very expensive actions, they cannot get the support of the public that is needed to continue.
That's a tough tightrope to walk, but I've found the problem with this war to be an utter failure to provide any rational-sounding reason whatsoever for it's necessity.
We could have started off the whole thing by saying "We need to establish some military bases in the region, to protect our interests, so we're toppling this dictator (which nobody will weep for) and setting up camp right here, like it or not." But instead... well you all know what happened.
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There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.
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