The ”Creative Destruction” of War

The ”Creative Destruction” of War …
August 22, 2006 by Bech

See this article from the Asia Times:


“…the Israeli military thought that by destroying thousands of Lebanese lives and buildings it could take out Hezbollah, and in so doing create a new and more favorable regional balance of power. What it didn’t count on was that Hezbollah was using the same principle of violence as the instigator of social and political change, only in reverse: each bombed-out building and lifeless baby created another opportunity for Hezbollah to show its patriotism, charity and efficiency …

“What can the US and Israel learn from the past five weeks? Well, they’ve been pretty creative about destroying things, as a tour of Iraq, Lebanon or Gaza makes clear, and in the process unleashing waves of chaos that they assumed could be managed to their advantage. But Nasrallah’s strategy has shown him to be a true master of both sides of the creative-destruction equation. That is, he understands that creative destruction must create a viable system that gives people a stake in their future if the process is to be completed …”

This faddish nonsense about “creative destruction” is, of course, just another way to say that war is politics by other means … But for those unfamiliar with the term, I offer the following from Michael Leeden, a man Mussolini himself might have deemed a bit too enthusiastic.

Continued at link --> [link to remarkz.wordpress.com]

Last Edited by Chip on 01/09/2013 07:59 PM