“♫Nowhere to run to baby, ♪ nowhere to hide. ♫” Those quintessential Vietnam -era lyrics from Martha and the Vandellas in 1965 describe well the passion with which the baby boomers assiduously avoid becoming stuck in political situations with “nowhere to run.” Being associated with a political quagmire akin to the Vietnam War is the kiss of death for political support for any contemporary military action. Accordingly, when the first U.S.-fired ordinance hit the ground in Libya, the question, “What is the exit strategy?” immediately exploded across the U.S. airwaves. The public wants to know, “Where can we run, baby?”
Read more at http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2011/04/no-exit-no-problem/
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