Fred Kaplan on Mission Creep. This is not about a pervert who hangs around San Juan Capistrano. It's about how sometimes we send our military to do one thing and then they wind up taking on larger battles. This is like when I walk into Costco to just get a package of paper towels and I walk out with 12 Drummers Drumming, 11 Pipers Piping, 10 Lords a'Leaping, 9 Ladies Dancing, 8 Maids a'Milking, 7 Swans a'Swimming, 6 Geese a'Laying, 5 Golden Rings, 4 Calling Birds, 3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves, a Partridge in a Pear Tree…
…and most of the time, no paper towels.