Published Tuesday, May 29, 2007 by Gary Galles
War imagery may be the most commonly abused analogy in politics, writes Gary Galles. War imagery is invoked to show determination to win. But as Senator Reid and others assert with regard to Iraq, shooting wars have no winners; just those who lose more and those who lose less as casualties mount. However, the casualties caused are the last thing social "war on X" supporters ever discuss, although any honest evaluation would find many casualties, as with large public housing projects which became "instant slums" or the litany of failed training programs promoted as part of the War on Poverty. Then there's the War on Drugs...
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Abandon All Unwinnable Wars (792.00 KB)