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SunTzu, VietNam Veteran's Edition.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3318260/posts?page=42 ^ | 7/29/2015 | Me

Posted on 07/29/2015 4:14:55 PM PDT by GoneSalt

Had this idea while chatting on another thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3318260/posts?page=42

I thought this might provoke some interesting insights from veterans.

Sun Tzu wrote "The Art of War", many people are familiar with. If you were to add your own proverb or paragraph of wisdom about VietNam to instruct future generations, what would it be? Thank you for your service.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: suntzu; vietnam

1 posted on 07/29/2015 4:14:55 PM PDT by GoneSalt
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To: GoneSalt

Don’t go half way around the world to fight a war that your own county’s politicians won’t allow you to win.


2 posted on 07/29/2015 4:28:08 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: GoneSalt

Do not partake of BAD ROE (Rules of Engagement).


3 posted on 07/29/2015 4:50:47 PM PDT by devildognc (Semper Fi 72-79 SSgt)
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To: GoneSalt

If the military is told that ground forces cannot pull an end around like “Anzio’ or “Inchon” to cut supply lines and/or force the enemy to dedicate forces to “defense”, it is “politics”, not “war”.


4 posted on 07/29/2015 4:55:08 PM PDT by LZ_Bayonet ( I AM THE TEA PARTY LEADER !)
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To: GoneSalt
Ha....the warfare Sun Tzu wrote about is all one on one individual combat

In modern mechanized warfare a private with a machine gun can wipe out a whole army of swordsmen and not break a sweat.

Recall the final scene in "The Last Samurai"


5 posted on 07/29/2015 5:48:09 PM PDT by spokeshave (If an illegal alien is undocumented immigrant a drug dealer is an unlicensed pharmacist)
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To: Farmer Dean

Bingo...


6 posted on 07/29/2015 9:28:10 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: GoneSalt

Bring more than you think you will need ....every time.


7 posted on 07/29/2015 9:41:29 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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