“A strategic victory seen as luck by laymen.”
“The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of.”
“Don't take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”
“McChrystal had organized a jaw-dropping counterterrorism campaign inside Iraq, but the tactical successes did not translate into a strategic victory. This was why counterinsurgency - blanketing the population in safety and winning them over - was necessary.”
“Strategic planning is worthless -- unless there is first a strategic vision.”
“Don't explain computers to laymen. Simpler to explain sex to a virgin.”