Jay KuoWe’ve all heard of TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out. But there’s a new wrinkle to consider: Escalating to deescalate. If that sounds absurd, it’s because it is. Yet here we are, and in fact, we’ve been here before. My write-up in the replies.
Urwumpe@jaykuo In certain moments, its a great strategy. If you really know your opponent, you can push him into a deadend before you let him negotiate, without wasting your soldiers lives. Sun Tzu loved this.
Underestimate your enemy or his will to fight to the end, and you are screwed that way. Your enemy will understand your deescalation as weakness and see his chance to push your resolve over its limits. The perfect Dunkirk moment.
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