The thoughtof being cautious in war in Attacking with Fire is Sun Tzu'sfurther insight into warcomplexity, which represents Sun Tzu's double anxiety aboutwar complexity and serious consequences.
Rangel is trying to make a point, that if the - as he puts it - the sons and daughters of members of Congress or the people in their districts were in danger of being killed in Iraq that they would be far more cautiousabout going to war.