tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post8575898898184832069..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Military reputationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-50869642362164575012009-09-10T16:34:36.608+02:002009-09-10T16:34:36.608+02:00"The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak th..."The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong.": Lao Tzu<br /><br />The paradox of things. By the way, love that illustration at the top. When will we have football teams like that...YTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-61560918934312391332009-09-10T05:06:35.735+02:002009-09-10T05:06:35.735+02:00Okay, the first pic got me slapped in the back of ...Okay, the first pic got me slapped in the back of the head by Meine Frau. Thanks for the book referal.<br /><br />Generally agree with the argument. Though, now you're going to have fanbois arguing that so and so is the most adaptable and therefor best, y'know.<br /><br />I definitely liked the 'war/battles/engagements' are context driven. I've been thinking on that in reference to the Clauswitzian dogma of seeking battles of annihiliation(sorry, my German vocab is *not* up to doing what he actually called them). Some seem to think that that's all you need to do. It would seem to me that it depends on who you're fighting, what you're fighting about, and how the guy you're fighting is structured. Just seeking battle to annihalte an army or two doesn't seem to always give you all the marbles.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503752979809502120noreply@blogger.com