12-15-2004, 02:51 PM
Admiral; good point given the public split over Iraq.<br>
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But: no-one would doubt the resolve of the USA in spite of losing 30% of the surface fleet at Pearl Harbor. Similarly, when Rome lost 80% of its forces at Cannae, it did not surrender either. A Republic at war deals differently with setbacks than a democracy.<br>
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Augustus was not too old, just too wise. Germany wasn't worth the pain and he knew it. Carthage was different as it was a natural enemy of Rome.<br>
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PS: What's XIIX?? XVIII is the right spelling. <p></p><i></i>
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But: no-one would doubt the resolve of the USA in spite of losing 30% of the surface fleet at Pearl Harbor. Similarly, when Rome lost 80% of its forces at Cannae, it did not surrender either. A Republic at war deals differently with setbacks than a democracy.<br>
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Augustus was not too old, just too wise. Germany wasn't worth the pain and he knew it. Carthage was different as it was a natural enemy of Rome.<br>
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PS: What's XIIX?? XVIII is the right spelling. <p></p><i></i>
