If by that you're implying I never declared you the winner of the wager??
Think again; as, I most certainly did.
Well, I gotta go workout in my gym, practice some geetar, & do an hour or so at the karate studio so I must git.
"Hello, I must be going
I cannot stay
I came to say
I'm glad I came but just the same
I must be going...
...But my friend you must stay
...If you should go away
...You'd spoil this party that I'm throwing!
I'll stay a week or two
I'll stay the summer through
But I'm telling you!
...I must be going!" :o)
Oh my gosh, NO WAY was I hinting any wrongdoing on your part, good sir. You have made declarations and you have accepted a concession on another wager that still had five months to go!
The situation that I was alluding to, my FRiend, is that no one has tasted the fruits of these victories yet.
"A speedy victory is the main object in war. If this is long in coming, weapons are blunted and morale depressed. If troops are attacking cities, their strength will be exhausted. When the army engages in protracted campaigns, the resources of the state will fall short. When your weapons are dulled and ardor dampened, your strength exhausted and treasure spent, the chieftains of the neighboring states will take advantage of your crisis to act. In that case, no man, however wise, will be able to avert the disastrous consequences that ensue. Thus, while we have heard of stupid haste in war, we have not yet seen a clever operation that was prolonged for there has never been a protracted war which benefited a country. Therefore, those unable to understand the evils inherent in employing troops are equally unable to understand the advantageous ways of doing so."
FReegards...MUD