RE: They Risk Upsetting The Bulk of Their Customer Base
June 23, 2015 at 2:13 pm
(This post was last modified: June 23, 2015 at 2:22 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Lee stymied a superior army for years, handing them defeat where they expected victory -in open battle- on the enemies terms. That's why. Both sides were still entrenched in napoleanic nonsense....and yes, guerilla tactics work much better (although the guerillas weren't exactly winning hearts and minds - they were nasty motherfuckers) - but that just wasn't the prevailing paradigm. Union victory was pretty much ensured at the outset, and it was only through mismanagement that this situation ever changed, or even -seemed- to change. Lee, again and again, took advantage of that mismanagement though, as mentioned, he was notoriously incapable of closing the deal, of pressing what he -had-.
Nathan Bedford...btw, was a fucking -monster-. That might be why people avoid extolling his military virtues.
Nathan Bedford...btw, was a fucking -monster-. That might be why people avoid extolling his military virtues.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
