The Fog of War

The Fog of War might be used in its entirety by Donald Rumsfeld when he makes his own movie at age of 85. History is not cycles but it rhymes. It did not take even a generation to forget the lessons of Vietnam. How many of the same mistakes were made in Iraq where it seems all eleven of the rules were violated.

1. Empathize with your enemy.
2. Rationality will not save us.
3. There's something beyond one's self.
4. Maximize efficiency.
5. Proportionality should be a guideline in war.
6. Get the data.
7. Belief and seeing are both often wrong.
8. Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.
9. In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil.
10. Never say never.
11. You can't change human nature.