barbarrossa
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Joined: 3/25/2004 From: Shangri-La Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: irrelevant I think that we Americans, having had considerable success in many previous conflicts, have come to believe that war is in general a fairly effective way of making things go the way we'd like them to go. I think that historically we have been fortunate in having our wars result mostly from the miscalculations of our foes. In our wars that have occurred as a result of our own miscalculations, we have had less success. I think if you look at history, the decision to start a war has nearly always turned out to have been a poor one, regardless of whose decision it was. Good points. I would add also, that the combatant that can adapt to the changes in a campaign as far as tactics go can overcome miscalculations and mistakes, provided they are not too big i.e. Stalingrad, Midway. The Soviets on the Ostfront were perfect examples of learning from your mistakes to turn the tide. As to your last statement I couldn't agree more.
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