From the "My Boss is cooler than your boss" file
Out of nowhere... I get this in an email from Andrea.
"Here is a quote from Sun Tzu:

The Brilliant Leader: The Ultimate Restraint

'Do not move unless it is advantageous.
Do not execute unless it is effective.
Do not challenge unless it is critical.

An intense View is not a reason to launch an opposition.
An angry leader is not a reason to initiate a challenge.

If engagement brings advantage, move.
If not, stop.

Intensity can cycle back to fondness.
Anger can cycle back to satisfaction.
But an extinct organization cannot cycle back to survival.
And, those who are destroyed cannot cycle back to life.

Thus, a brilliant leader is prudent.
A good leader is on guard.

The overly reckless can be destroyed.
The quickly angered can be ridiculed.
The very fastidious can be humiliated.
The deeply attached can be harassed.

These weaknesses of a leader are catastrophic in the execution of a Strategy. '

Isn't Sun Tzu on the required summer reading list for the Commander in Chief of the largest military in the world? I guess not. "

ZING! At times, she really reminds me of Rhea... the exception being that Andrea actually forms sentences when she talks and Rhea... well... Rhea's Rhea. And we all love her for that. Love her to death! Yes we do, yes we do!
Andrea went on to say that one of America's strongest arguments on the world stage is that we're fighting this war for basic human rights... and that has been undercut by what seems to be the lack of basic human rights we have shown those prisoners. If you want some REALLY good commentary on the subject, see Mr. Sellers' Blog. No matter how brilliant I think his writing is, I'm never giving him enough credit.
The war of words surrounding world politics needs stronger voices than my own. I put a lot of faith in Rhea, John, Miss Amber Buck, my own sister... and those who are strong enough to stand, not against this nation and its government, but up for the ideals upon which this great nation was founded.