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Thread: The us has failed at irregular warfare. This must stop

  1. 12-24-2022, 11:41 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    The whale is the maritime nation. The US is a whale. The elephant is a land power. China is an elephant. How does a whale fight an elephant?

    The problem was addressed by Thucydides in the Peloponnesian War. He addressed most of the critical issues of war strategy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    I posted about that lack of strategy before- that is a failure of the civilian leadership that gets us into wars.

    Please expand on the whale / elephant statement. I have heard it, but don't recall where. Was it Mahan?

    It was Napoleon... a guy who got his ass seriously kicked.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    It was Napoleon... a guy who got his ass seriously kicked.
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