Oh, I see, GP meant Torch. That makes sense. I don't see why that would be considered "disastrous" or "hare-brained" though. It was pretty successful. It seems

Oh, I see, GP meant Torch. That makes sense. I don't see why that would be considered "disastrous" or "hare-brained" though. It was pretty successful. It seems likely that invading France in 1942 would indeed have been disastrous, though.