re: #145 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The entire Battle of the Bulge was planned based on capturing Allied supplies, first at Spa and then at Liége…

Then the English-speaking agents made the mistake of asking Americans about where to find “petrol”…

Well, you may have to take some chances when you’re trying to stave off inevitable defeat, but to start a campaign that way seems like a Bad Idea.

OTOH, everyone’s strategy for the opening of WWI was built on wishful thinking.