"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions." -Robert Wilson Lynd, as quoted in a David Weber book, The Short Victorious War
Thank Truman for leaving us in this predicament.. we should have nuked the commie bastards in peking and moscow when we had the chance.. too many commies in office then and worse now.
You're no doubt right, CM. In our War for Independence, the Brits thought we would buckle in a few weeks, but we were so intransigent that they finally gave up.
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"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions."
-Robert Wilson Lynd, as quoted in a David Weber book, The Short Victorious War
"No plan survives first contact."
Thank Truman for leaving us in this predicament.. we should have nuked the commie bastards in peking and moscow when we had the chance.. too many commies in office then and worse now.
Yank lll
How does he know it 's all about Japan? Could it be because almost our entire carrier force is parked back home?
You're no doubt right, CM. In our War for Independence, the Brits thought we would buckle in a few weeks, but we were so intransigent that they finally gave up.
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