“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .”
“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”
And finally, a note for Russia:
“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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I kept looking for that part saying “GIBS-ME-DAT BILLIONS”. Must be in a later addition of the Art of War.
“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
so that’s why they’ve been boasting around the clock about their strength and endless victories?
“And finally, a note for Russia:
“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War”
ALSO A NOTE FOR UKRAINE, DON’T YOU THINK?