Misguided Strategy Quotes

The Vietnam War was not clearly a wrong war, but it was clear that it was stupid.

Iraq is the wrong war and the wrong time in the wrong place.

The Russian government pushed too hard to change the system overnight.

The Saudi [Arabian] error has been the illusion that it can control and shape the political evolution of radical movements by financing them.

Trying to solve the crime problem by building more prison cells is like trying to solve the problem of AIDS by building more hospitals.

Embracing a bad idea for the sake of optics [political image] is always bad.

Theresa May's decision to call an unnecessary general election after Article 50 was triggered was deeply irresponsible.

If you want to lower the significance of Russia in the world, you actually just want to elevate your own country. That is a mistake.

Playing big films on festivals is SO misguided. And I know where it comes from: it comes from the head of the festival thinking that he'll play with the big guys, like that's the way to do it and it's SO not the way to do it. It's where Cannes went wrong, it's where Toronto is going wrong. I mean, I got off the plane in Cannes this year and the streets were paved with posters from studio movies. Who cares about that? Why come to Cannes for that? You're going to be able to see all those films anyway - you're not going to be able to avoid them, so I don't get it. Obviously.

One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it.