Re: President Announces Exit Strategy
Actually the British-India scenario does bear some resemblance to the present US-Iraq situation. British entry supported by the government was subversive at best with the people mislead of the need.
The real reason for entry of British troops was economic with the power of the British East India Company.
Similarity, American Oil Industry and the East India Co.
Similarity, government intervention under false pretense.
As it turned out, Gov. Lord Montbatten's leadership and the control of the British now serves as an example of total mismanagement in many of todays Undergraduate and Graduate level studies. These errors include failure to establish a goal, set measurements of obtainment, establishing and following short-term plans based on the goal, and finally recognizing the needs and probabilites of reaching the goal.
Similarities, I think these are evident here as in India, no plan or longterm goals were established, no method of measurement was developed and basically, as in India; we have what is known for lack of a better term, a major SNAFU.
Finally, Britian left India not because they wanted to leave, but because the cost of staying did not follow the traditional purposes of the British government and the cost overroad any reason to remain.
Similarity, to me it is clear.
Neat to see JB bring out the comparison, as I find it an intellectual process to make the comparison. Although I am sure all will not agree with my summation, trust my statements on facts as there is great study into why Lord Montbatten and the British got out and why the failure to establish a plan and set goals failed.
