ONE—–Negotiate<\/p>\n
TWO—–“Investigate”<\/p>\n
THREE—–Delay<\/p>\n
FOUR—–Divert<\/p>\n
FIVE—–Downsize<\/p>\n
SIX—–Apologize<\/p>\n
SEVEN—–Patronize<\/p>\n
EIGHT—–Legitimize<\/p>\n
NINE—–Compromise<\/p>\n
TEN—–Deny the Obvious<\/p>\n
– – –<\/p>\n
ONE—–Negotiate—sounds like a way to avoid war—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
TWO—–“Investigate”—a way to buy time for p\/r and the enemy—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
THREE—–Delay—gives the illusion of patience and gives the enemy time to refuel—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
FOUR—–Divert—make something else the issue, other than the enemy’s stated goal—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
FIVE—–Downsize—reduce the military, to be less threatening to the enemy—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
SIX—–Apologize—be sorry for strength that offends and makes a target—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
SEVEN—–Patronize—appease, be nice, so they will be nice in return—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
EIGHT—–Legitimize—sympathize with false reasons for their dissatisfaction—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
NINE—–Compromise—not confrontation, make a deal to make them happy—never works for winning.<\/p>\n
TEN—–Deny the Obvious—repeat of history does not apply, the world is better now, we don’t have enemies dedicated to killing us, we must avoid war, high-tech will save us—never works for winning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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