Unsatisfactory Outcomes Quotes



The pressure on the military to produce positive results has existed in almost every war America has fought. In combat Patton may have been the most aggressive American general who produced very quick results. Yet he too felt the pressure.


The Republicans wanted to repeal Obamacare but could not agree among themselves on a replacement. Their hyperpolarized posture would not allow them to work with the Democrats so the leadership drafted legislation that purported to be a plan to provide for American Health Care. But they could not get their own entire caucus to support it, and so it failed.


Robert F Kennedy was later was quoted with a similar notion. See {624825}. Voltaire preceded both by over a century {585802} . However, all three of these echo an old Russian proverb. See {615261}.