At 3:42 PM -0500 1/24/07, Kenneth Downs wrote:
tedd wrote:
Interesting characterization -- Obviously, it's not Vietnam, but
instead those who served in Vietnam that are the object of that
characterization. Are Vietnam Vets commonly thought of as "getting
hooked on it and start dreaming big dreams and nothing gets done"?
Just wondering why Vietnam Vets are thought of in such terms.
No, actually the characterization is generally understood to be
aimed at the politicians and policy makers who got into an
"unwinnable" situation. The analogy to ORM is that it is a
strategy that cannot achieve its goals because of some fundamental
mis-understanding of the reality of the situation.
Ahhh... thanks for the explanation. I agree.
I hope you can understand that the metaphor can be taken more ways that one.
Cheers,
tedd
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