Chinese Proverb Quotes
We kill the chickens to scare the monkeys.
Chinese Proverb, Quoted by Melissa Chang, Al Jarezza, On the Media, May 21, 2012
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The Desert Panthers are the largest predator of the desert. The proverb advises being very tough with weaker enemies so that the stronger ones will perceive that you are tough and strong.
This is the Admiral who commanded that invasion of Washington DC and the burning of the White House. It was in retaliation for the destruction of buildings in the American invasion of Canada that began the War of 1812.
Canada's first female Prime Minister
Many have speculated that this personal grudge may have been one of the motivating factors leading Bush to his disastrous Iraq War decisions.