Apparently these generals were not, like their prime minister, devoted to Napoleon's maxim, "Frappez la masse, et le reste vient par surcroit , " which, vis-a-vis strategic or other problems, bids one to concentrate upon the essence, with assurance that all else will follow in train, even bits of string.
Magatte is one of the most outspoken critics about the cultural inferiority that most Africans feel vis-a-vis the West, but rather than whining or complaining about this inferiority, she simply acknowledges that it exists, and has devoted her life to eliminating this perception of inferiority by means of creating spectacular U.S. brands that stand on their own in the U.S. market.
Al Gore's sudden transformation from one of the few Democrats who bucked the San Francisco wing to vote for Desert Storm to their standard bearer vis a vis Iraq sent shock waves through his party's political firmament.