Europe didn't see war since WW2, regional, nasty conflicts in the Balkans and Eastern Europe not withstanding. Conventional, near-peer warfare, involving modern

Europe didn't see war since WW2, regional, nasty conflicts in the Balkans and Eastern Europe not withstanding. Conventional, near-peer warfare, involving modern armies, wasn't a thing since Korea. Things change, organizations and people adapt. Not foreseeing these changes is not a failure. Believing that throwing predictions at the wall, and only picking the ones that stick in hindsight, is a viable strategy is just plane wrong so.