20 December 2015 - fighting and killing

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2015 : 20 December 2015

Some Goals

War is not about fighting and killing, or shock and awe, or glory and honor, or about making the other S.O.B. die for his country. War is about achieving the goals that your leadership has sleepwalked into. And you do that by fighting and killing.

clue:

Note: In case of revolution, you may be your leadership.

Lines similar to the “making the other” bit are commonly attributed to Patton—apparently falsely.

give me a clue so sweet and true