In my last post and in the Facebook and Twitter adjuncts we talked about things that are best done slowly. 

The one thing everyone agreed on is love. In all its aspects. Anything worth savoring should be done slowly, with all senses activated. Love is the most pleasurable thing that, done well, is done slowly.

Another thing that should be done slowly, but almost never is, going to war. We're in another of those moments. No time to spare. Emotions run high. Close the borders, start bombing the enemy. No time to waste! 

But there is time to waste. It's incredibly easy to start a war, and gut-wrenchingly hard to end one. Waiting for the bombs to drop could be excruciating for your enemy. They might have trouble convincing the folks at home that they need to go to war. But when you start dropping bombs on their homes, the mood changes quickly. Classic example: Pearl Harbor. 

Take your time starting wars. And if possible, don't. You hear so many people say that we're in an existential fight with ISIS. No we're not. Not yet, if ever. They're actually a very small entity, that's fighting lots of battles at home that have nothing to do with us. They want to fight with the United States because that will help build support in Iraq and Syria. Things would go better for us if we stopped paying so much attention to them. 

IMHO of course, YMMV.

PS: If one of the Paris terrorists got there via United Airlines then 21 U.S. governors would ban all UA flights into their states. Right?