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Wrap-up — Friction and time

• Alternatively—by stripping away and recombining some of the comments associated with “Clausewitz”, “Grand Tactics”, “Message”, “Game”, “How”, and “Implications”—we can say:

– Variety/Rapidity allow one to: Magnify adversary friction hence stretch out his time to respond in a directed way.

– Harmony/Initiative permit one to: Diminish own friction hence compress own time to exploit variety/rapidity in a directed way.

– Altogether Variety/Rapidity/Harmony/Initiative enable one to: Operate inside adversary’s observation-orientation-decision-action loops to enmesh adversary in a world of uncertainty, doubt, mistrust, confusion, disorder, fear, panic, chaos, … and/or fold adversary back inside himself so that he cannot cope with events/efforts as they unfold.

• Simultaneously—by repeatedly rolling thru O-O-D-A loops while appealing to and making use of the ideas embodied in “Grand Strategy” and “Theme for Vitality and Growth”—we can:

– Evolve and exploit Insight/Initiative/Adaptability/Harmony as basis to: Shape or influence events so that we not only amplify our spirit and strength (while isolating our adversaries and undermining their resolve and drive) but also influence the uncommitted or potential adversaries so that they are drawn toward our philosophy and are empathetic toward our success.

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