from my 2024 post in ModPo This Cagean mesostic poem, is built around the spine words “MORAL INFLUENCE, COMMAND, DOCTRINE,” that draws from Sun Tzu’s Art of War to explore a critical subset of the five fundamental factors he identifies for appraising war. The other two are TERRAIN and WEATHER. Too long for the spine. … Continue reading Primacy of Moral Influence in Warfare: A Mesostic Reflection on Sun Tzu’s Art of War