Re: [IAC#RG] Who : Anna retires from anti-corruption war

Dear Ravi

Anna Hazare was an actor hired to play a certain role, for which he
was well paid and he played his part fairly well. Of course later he
ostensibly developed a "conscience" and supposedly refused to accept
part of his payment when it was taken to him in a suitcase at Ralegan
Siddhi.

All the great classical military theorists like Clausewitz would
support you insofar that for an ARMY with overwhelming force a first
attack against poorly fortified positions is indicated.

BUT, we are NOT an ARMY (in the classical sense), so we wont follow
your advice just yet, thank you. We are not entrenched and can flow /
melt away when attacked.

Sarbajit

On 8/31/13, Ravindran P M <raviforjustice@gmail.com> wrote:
> In a world where one has to be wary of even one's own shadow your reasoning
> may be relevant in its own way. But I cannot Anna to be a simple congie
> mole. He had proved his worth in Maharashtra before he got together with
> AK, KB etc and got the IAC kicking. For me, irrespective of your claim to
> the IAC brand name, it was Team Anna that made it a household name.
>
> I definitely like your concluding statement. While it does make sense,
> somehow when pitted against objectives there is a certain void. A void that
> almost stares at you giving you the sinking feeling! And that is when I
> look to nature for guidance. And there it is, at some point of time,
> especially when pushed to a corner, one will have to shake himself up and
> present a threatening pose and even deliver the first blow, if need be. In
> the army, we have learnt to believe that the attacking force has an edge
> over the defending one. And that is why it is said that he who hits first
> wins half the battle!
>
> regards n bw
>
> ravi