[rlmorel]

"...Nevertheless, the Normandy campaign reminds us that war is by nature horrific, fraught with foolish error -- and only won by the side that commits the least number of mistakes. Our grandfathers knew that. So they pressed on as best they could, convinced they needn't be perfect, only good enough, to win. The American lesson of D-Day and its aftermath was how to overcome occasional abject stupidity while never giving up in the face of an utterly savage enemy. ..."

I am saving this snippet from him.

It is an absolutely perfect summation, in my opinion!

[naturalized]

"Nevertheless, the Normandy campaign reminds us that war is by nature horrific, fraught with foolish error -- and only won by the side that commits the least number of mistakes."

Oh, please. Only its own refusal to commit to victory could have beaten the US. The numbers were always going to be in its favor.