Thursday, November 20, 2008

We got another one!

U.S. forces kill Qaeda leader wanted for attacks

Have our military leaders heard of the Hydra?
The Hydra had the body of a serpent and many heads (the number of heads deviates from five up to one hundred there are many versions but generally nine is accepted as standard), of which one could never be harmed by any weapon, and if any of the other heads were severed another would grow in its place (in some versions two would grow).
[Hydra, Encyclopedia Mythica]
I'd bet our military's estimate of the number of AQI leaders aligns well with mythology: between 5 and 100!... I've lost count of how many we've killed, but the total number seems not to have changed.

Why do we still brag about body-counts & "leaders" killed?
These indicators are lousy metrics of true progress.

Stop the madness!

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