THE WESTERN WAY OF WAR : TIME PERCEPTION Don’t want war with Iran? Well, you don

THE WESTERN WAY OF WAR : TIME PERCEPTION

Don’t want war with Iran?

Well, you dont’ really get the choice, because we are at war with them and their state. We have been for decades. Just because someone does not practice the Western Way of War, (See Van Creveld) does not mean that one is not at war with others. We are at war. We just are not in an indo-european war. Any more than we are not in a sinic war. The fact that westerners conduct fast wars to settle problems quickly and move on, is a rarity. China takes centuries to conduct its wars, and islam takes many decades. One does not judge the truth or falsehood of such matters by subjective perception but of transformation of long term capital and opportunity cost.

SEE: The Culture of War by Martin Van Creveld.