danielpalos
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Only when well practiced due to manpower inferiorities; and, always applies in the context of an inferior force facing a superior force.there is no guarantee of victory with defensive war. it usually requires a master Tzu.only due to the inferiority of cost concerns.the point is Hannibal did need to use guile.
And that does nothing to prove your point. I did not claim that guile is not used by forces with inferior numbers. You claimed that guile is not used (according to military doctrine) unless you are inferior. That is simply not true. Guile is used by virtually all modern military.
What? If guile can result in a victory with fewer casualties for your men or fewer resources expended, it would be stupid not to use guile in your tactics.
And you were the one who claimed guile was only used by the inferior, and that this was military doctrine. It is most certainly NOT military doctrine. So spare us any more justifications of your lies.
Sun Tzu? You are quoting The Art of War in defense of your claim?
Tzu said "All warfare is based on deception".
And I have no idea why you add the qualifier of a "defensive" war. Guile is not strictly a defensive tactic.
But I see you are not ready to admit that you lied when you made your claim about military doctrine.