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To: Michael.SF.

Right. Another IF.

I still think that if all the ifs played out right he would have won and Lee had a reputation of being a gambler and hard fighter on the battlefield.


56 posted on 01/07/2014 7:43:38 AM PST by ZULU (Magua is sitting in the Oval Office)
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To: ZULU

Correct. He was a gambler, but did not take foolish risks. However, he also recognized the increasingly desperate situation the south was in and thus was willing to increase the level of risks taken.


63 posted on 01/07/2014 7:50:03 AM PST by Michael.SF. (I never thought anyone could make Jimmy Carter look good in comparison.)
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