The United States is a warrior nation. It has ever been thus. We cannot continue to exist as a nation without our warriors. War seems to be an embedded particle of all human DNA. We instinctively aim to protect what is our own and we seemingly yearn to project our power and beliefs to others. An ancient Chinese militarist, Sunzi (Sun Tzu), first wrote of the art of war six hundred years before the birth of Christ (600 BC). The technology of war has changed considerably since then, but war, which Sunzi described as evil, seems the same as always. “The Art of War” is a Chinese military treatise written twenty six centuries years ago by a Chinese General. It is composed of thirteen parts, each of which covers one aspect of warfare. Sunzi’s explanations have been long considered as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. “The Art of War” has had a great historical influence on military planning and has also been successfully applied to business and managerial strategies.”
Once again in our American history, we are at war. Help yourself understand what we are about by listening to “The Art of War” by Sunzi, 600 BC, recorded by Moira Fogarty at LibriVox.org:
- 1 Laying Plans - 2 Waging War
- 3 Attack By Stratagem - 4 Tactical Dispositions
- 5 Energy - 6 Weak Points and Strong
- 7 Maneuvering - 8 Variation in Tactics
- 9 The Army on the March - 10 Terrain
- 11 The Nine Situations
- 12 The Attack By Fire - 13 The Use of Spies
- The e-text book at Gutenberg
- Wikipedia - Sunzi or Sun Tzu
- Wikipedia - Lionel Giles, the English translator
- Wikipedia - The Art of War
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Hmm. Seems quite controversial to my mind. First of all - the nation was, is and will be separated onto big racial and culure elements (like Afros, WASP, latinos and my own American Indians). Of course during history of the States there was a strong tendency of culture standartization. That’s why my Delawares, as many others, speak English as their everyday language an so on.
More to say - let’s look for example at white warriors. Who were their enemies after Revolution? Indians - almost always less numbered and badly armed; Latinos and Spanish - who had long ago lost their old conquistadors’ élan; Germans - already defeated before American arrival; Japs - whose economic power was on the Belgium level during war; Koreans and Chinese - who stayed undefeated in the end; Vietnamese - remember me who took the victory?; etc.
So - here is my idea: American Nation is the agressive nation, but not the warrior’s one.
Last but not least - and this is deep matter - despite of its weak warrior’s power The USA could win almost all their wars. This is the truth.
So?
Comment by Lenno Cornish — October 17, 2007 @ 3:23 am
America is the great “Melting Pot.” Your Latinos, Afros, WASPs, American Indians, etcetera go into the pot, get stirred about a bit, and come out as … Americans.
As for war and warriors, “Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.” Amen.
Comment by Neddy — October 18, 2007 @ 10:05 am