Help wanted with a button slogan

[nancylebov]

Cheops' Law is "Everything takes longer and costs more".

I'm thinking that "Wars take longer and cost more" would work, but it would be nice to have a historical figure attached. I've had one suggestion for Napolean, which seems reasonable. I kind of like Jefferson Davis (president of the Confederacy), but I fear that not enough people will get it. Any other suggestions?

Comments

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

It's still too soon to use GWB?

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

That's my feeling. I want this to register as a general principle without distracting issues of partisanship. My dream is for people to remember this the next time they're considering a war.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

I don't really have a good answer for the figurehead, then. So many war leaders that are remembered are the victors, or are remembered only sympathetically. Unless you aim for Hitler...

I wonder if you could approach it from the opposite angle, if you are seeking to convince those who believe recent wars were necessary -- point out that wars should be "done right", and "right" cannot accede to the needs of timeliness or budget.