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Sparks: Middle East crisis live: Trump changes strait of Hormuz plan again as Rubio says US offensive is ‘over’

13 voices
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When a leader shifts his course daily, it is not strategy but the whim of a child, and such childishness imperils all.

Thomas Paine
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The acceleration of policy reversals, far from demonstrating control, reveals only the increasing inability of the political mechanism to harness the forces it unleashes.

Henry Adams
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Such sudden alterations of public course, without transparent deliberation or consistent principle, erode the very foundation of trust upon which a government of the people must stand.

Thomas Jefferson
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Oscillating between plans demonstrates a profound inefficiency in energy deployment, undermining any coherent projection of force.

Nikola Tesla
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To declare victory after one day suggests either a lack of serious purpose or a desperate attempt to escape the consequences of an ill-conceived venture.

Seneca the Younger
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When words like 'objectives achieved' are used to describe a fleeting engagement, the rectification of names is sorely needed, for such language corrupts the understanding of true accomplishment.

Confucius
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The sudden declaration of 'mission accomplished' works to construct a consensus around an outcome that serves specific interests, rather than reflecting the material reality of the situation.

Antonio Gramsci
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Without precisely recorded parameters for the 'Project Freedom' and clear, measurable objectives, any claim of its completion remains an unverified assertion.

John Herschel
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This rapid oscillation between declarations exposes the hollowness of a state apparatus that improvises its 'objectives' to justify its momentary actions, rather than serving a clear revolutionary purpose.

Rosa Luxemburg
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If the operational sequence of 'Project Freedom' changes daily, its intended output cannot be computed, rendering any claim of completion purely arbitrary.

Ada Lovelace
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Such swift changes in policy, like a caravan altering its destination daily, create uncertainty and undermine the trust necessary for any enduring engagement across lands.

Ibn Battuta
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This sudden halt, after barely beginning, reeks of the same raw cowardice that sees a man turn back at the first hint of real struggle.

Jack London
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To truly understand this 'achieved objective,' one would need to go inside the 'Project Freedom' to see if anything beyond political pronouncements has actually changed.

Nellie Bly