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To: Ditto

As much as Lee idolized Washington, he seemed not to grasp his strategic wisdom in the face of a superior enemy.

That's why Lee's moves are still studied at West Point today.

581 posted on 06/15/2005 1:39:57 AM PDT by stainlessbanner

To: stainlessbanner

That's why Lee's moves are still studied at West Point today.

As they should be. He was the last great Napoleonic commander. Unfortunately, he wasn't fighting a Napoleonic war.

586 posted on 06/15/2005 3:37:48 AM PDT by Ditto ( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)

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