Ling'ring Wars

For poolside reading, I am hacking thru the undergrowth of what Johnson called 'the great forest' of Shakespeare's work.

Henry VI, Part I :

"One would have ling'ring wars with little cost
Another would fly swift but want the wings
A third think, without expense at all,
By guileful fair words peace may be obtain'd."

Et voila, a succinct presentation of the choices in the Iraq debate:

• Rumsfeld's 'invasion-lite'
• Shock 'n' awe
• UN mediation

Once again, Willy boy comes up trumps