WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAN ? You have yet to state it, how YOU know what that plan was, explain your erronious use of the word " debacle ", how it is that YOU and YOU alone, on this thread, know more about this war's plans and strategt than the rest of us. What makes YOU the expert ? And NO, all " opinions " are NOT equal; not here and not anywhere.
Have you ever read Julius Caesar's " THE GALLIC WARS " ? I have; in Latin, translated it, in its entirity into English, and read true experts' translations. His " war plans " changed, as necessary. Have YOU ever read ANY general's memoirs ? I have. They ALL, from Alexander, to Caesar, to Napoleon,to George Washington, to whomever else you'd care to name, have plans and then change them, when they MUST be changed.
What's " apparent " , mordantly so, is that YOU haven't a clue; not a glimmer of an idea, about what you are attempting to opine about and are utterly bereft of logic, or common sense. In 90 days, or less, those , who are running this war will, no doubt about it, change their battle strategy, as events come and go. " SPIN " ? What " spin " ? You and I and the rest of us don't KNOW what their plans are now !