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All of your counterexamples except for the 1967 Arab/Israeli war (which I would argue is an outlier due to an extreme difference in military competence between
by pdonis 4y ago
All of your counterexamples except for the 1967 Arab/Israeli war (which I would argue is an outlier due to an extreme difference in military competence between the two sides) share a key factor: political unwillingness to do whatever it took to win. In WW II, there was no such hampering factor in play.
- nl 4y agoYes exactly. But that's the reality that many desktop generals don't understand - you fight a unpopular war you are going to fight with one hand tied behind your back.