War on Drugs, War on Poverty, War on Terrorism, what do they
have in common? A vaguely described objective. The first thing we teach in engineering
is that a problem well defined is half solved. None of the above three are well
defined. A war needs a clearly defined enemy that can be killed or captured.
None of the War-ons can meet that criterion. These problems have to be
mitigated with education and compassion. Unlike real war, total victory is not
a realistic goal.
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