RE: Wisconsin Protests: State Police Pursue Democratic Lawmakers Boycotting Vote
March 4, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Quote:do you really think we aren't just going to roll them over with our (much superior) military?
Careful, Sae.
Quote:Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: "Do not march on Moscow". Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good. That is the first rule. I do not know whether your Lordships will know Rule 2 of war. It is: "Do not go fighting with your land armies in China". It is a vast country, with no clearly defined objectives.
* Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery
In the House of Lords, 30 May 1962
In case you haven't noticed, we're not doing all that well in fucking Afghanistan.