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"They chose to change tactics, to stand and fight...always a mistake when you are facing an overwhelming foe."

Sounds like the same statements made during Viet Nam. Underestimating an enemy is very dangerous

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"Hence the saying: One may KNOW how to conquer without being able to DO it."

"There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare."

"Poverty of the State exchequer causes an army to be maintained by contributions from a distance. Contributing to maintain an army at a distance causes the people to be impoverished."

"In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns."

"All warfare is based on deception."

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat."

"When the enemy is close at hand and remains quiet, he is relying on the natural strength of his position."

"When in difficult country, do not encamp. In country where high roads intersect, join hands with your allies. Do not linger in dangerously isolated positions."

Sun Tzu, the art of war.

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These quotes are over 2,400 years old, haven't we learned anything yet?