Flypaper Strategy Revisited
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James Joyner | Friday, July 8, 2005 |
Don Sensing? has an interesting post revisiting the so-called “flypaper strategy,” the idea that going to war in Iraq would draw al Qaeda terrorists in (like flies) so that we could kill them in one place.
Don notes that,
[T]he âflypaper strategyâ was never a strategy of the Bush administration. What Bush & Co. should be criticized for is failing to foresee that Iraq would be like flypaper to al Qaeda terrorists.
It’s a long post but worth the read.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Comments
[T]he âflypaper strategyâ was never a strategy of the Bush administration.
That's why it isn't called the "flypaper strategery."
Flypaper kills the sticky victims slowly.
I would prefer operation "Flyswatter".
It's quicker, more humane.
Posted by Jufray | July 8, 2005 | 10:28 pm | Permalink
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