Winnie the Pooh & Obama too

Jun 18, 2008 - I never thought of the cute little bear as a training manual for world politics and terrorism -"think, think" as Pooh would say: Barack Obama aide: Why Winnie the Pooh should shape US foreign policy By Tim Shipman in Washington Last updated: 2:04 AM BST 17/06/2008 Winnie the Pooh, Luke Skywalker and British football hooligans could shape the foreign policy of Barack Obama if he becomes US President, according to a key adviser. Richard Danzig, who served as Navy Secretary under President Clinton and is tipped to become National Security Adviser in an Obama White House, told a major foreign policy conference in Washington that the future of US strategy in the war on terrorism should follow a lesson from the pages of Winnie the Pooh, which can be shortened to: if it is causing you too much pain, try something else. Mr Danzig told the Centre for New American Security: “Winnie the Pooh seems to me to be a fundamental text on national security.” He spelt out how American troops, spies and anti-terrorist officials could learn key lessons by understanding the desire of terrorists to emulate superheroes like Luke Skywalker, and the lust for violence of violent football fans. - 6 Comments