tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post8716883176379456596..comments2023-12-28T02:52:31.067-08:00Comments on Went 2 the Bridge: Crossing Zero: book reviewLisa Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319699936783253064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post-12704101107641552612011-08-15T10:15:08.819-07:002011-08-15T10:15:08.819-07:00What would "a 'win' on the playing fi...What would "a 'win' on the playing field AfPak" look like? I presume that "the 21st century version of the Great Game [which] means countering the influence of the rising economic power of China" requires some response other than fair competition. And this means that "Great Game" has utility as a metaphor for US policy, as it did for UK policy beforehand, in that it mocks the idea of "fair play" and instead buttresses economic policy with, if not replacing it by, conquest. This interpretation would supply a definition for "perfidious Albion": play by the rules until it appears you can't win, then cheat. I've heard it stated with some seriousness by US Special Forces soldiers that, if you're not cheating, you're not trying.<br />The question, then, is what is gained by a "win" on such a playing field.chrisrushlauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432949074147807503noreply@blogger.com