Kenny’s Sideshow
“All warfare is based on deception.”
“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.”
“Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.”
“To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.”
“Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:
1 He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
2 He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
3 He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
4 He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
5 He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.”
“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”
“There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. ”
“The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.”
“Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.”
“There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination
they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of
them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.”
“To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.”
“who wishes to fight must first count the cost”
“Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm”
“If his forces are united, separate them.”
“No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his
own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.
If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay
where you are.
Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded
by content.
But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again
into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.”
“It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war
that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.”
“Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.”
“Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.”
“Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy’s troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.”
“Again, if the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain.”
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| from Zero Hedge |
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http://kennysideshow.blogspot.com/2014/03/sun-tzu-speaks-to-putin-on-ukraine.html
With my arrogance and impatience – especially after Henry gave his reply to me yesterday – this Sun Tzu article came up like a good omen, and between Henrys reply and then seeing this article things were put back into prespective starting with Henrys reply and then this article, I realized that it is time for me to slow down and listen to myself.
Sun Tzu is always good