Column 04
The soldier as diplomat and fighter
It makes me wonder that many train the body, but only few the mind.
Seneca
The partisan, the guerrilla fighter, the terrorist swims among the population like a fish in water. That water must be taken away from him.
For the fight against terror we must train and educate our soldiers to be true all-rounders who can do everything: they must be far-sighted, shrewd diplomats with an understanding of religion, customs and culture, who can effortlessly wrap anything and anyone around their finger; the Good Samaritan; the traffic policeman; the explosive ordnance disposal man and, if need be, a determined, capable fighter; in an emergency an ice-cold, merciless fighter who can play chess and who is prepared to sacrifice pawns to preserve the strategic overall objective.
Historical examples of sacrificed pawns:
The sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.
The bombing of Coventry without prior evacuation in 1940.
(according to Winterbotham's account, case study)
Many a person thinks he has a good heart, when all he has is weak nerves.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
For to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Paul
I have a new persecution complex: reality is hot on my heels.
Patient at the day clinic – Mannheim
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Wishing you a productive work cycle, with warm regards