As shaky as a policy of containment is, it is certainly preferable to confrontation, 'rollback,' or 'regime change' through military force. Containment is, in fact, regime change by tolerable means, and the solution to the problems of Iran and North Korea lie in an indirect approach.
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The assertion of administration infallibility just wasn't cutting it. This puts a different framework and a different perspective on how he wants people to think about the war, which was long overdue.
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When it comes down to the real brass tacks, it really reflects not so much hardcore analysis as the best political and military judgment of the secretary and the senior Pentagon folks. Searching for the ways in which the gearbox is connected to the engine isn't easy.
This quote is just one of 9 total Thomas Donnelly quotes in our collection. Thomas Donnelly is known for saying 'As shaky as a policy of containment is, it is certainly preferable to confrontation, 'rollback,' or 'regime change' through military force. Containment is, in fact, regime change by tolerable means, and the solution to the problems of Iran and North Korea lie in an indirect approach.' as well as some of the following quotes.