Except that there's some irony in that the early misadventures of the USA really *should* have resulted in utter defeat.
Which actually makes it even WORSE, because we arguably got REWARDED for doing THE WRONG THINGS.
It'd be like, say, your mom telling you to wear your helmet when you go bike riding, and then, when you don't, the resultant bump on your head results in doctors detecting a brain tumor that would have killed you otherwise.
If you, as a kid, understood what had just happened, it would pretty much guarantee that you did the opposite of what your mom told you for the rest of your life.
The only reason the UK lost the war was that it had a string of incompetent generals and prove unable to protect its allies.
Well, THAT, plus the fact that India was just SITTING there, waiting to be plundered.
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Date: 12/4/10 23:48 (UTC)Which actually makes it even WORSE, because we arguably got REWARDED for doing THE WRONG THINGS.
It'd be like, say, your mom telling you to wear your helmet when you go bike riding, and then, when you don't, the resultant bump on your head results in doctors detecting a brain tumor that would have killed you otherwise.
If you, as a kid, understood what had just happened, it would pretty much guarantee that you did the opposite of what your mom told you for the rest of your life.
The only reason the UK lost the war was that it had a string of incompetent generals and prove unable to protect its allies.
Well, THAT, plus the fact that India was just SITTING there, waiting to be plundered.