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minus-squareLetstakealook@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoAn old NCO once told me that “the first casualty of war is the plan.” I don’t know where he got that from, but I’ve always liked that quote.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoI’ve also heard it as “no plan survives contact with the enemy.”
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoIt was Eisenhower maybe that said “plans are worthless, but planning is invaluable.”
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoYup, if you don’t get down to plan E, you’re not running a war, you’re executing a genocide.
minus-squareweker01@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoIirc it was some German general around the first world war.
minus-squareLetstakealook@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThat’s awesome, thanks for sharing it.
minus-squarezerosignal@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThe great philosopher Mike Tyson famously said “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face”
An old NCO once told me that “the first casualty of war is the plan.” I don’t know where he got that from, but I’ve always liked that quote.
I’ve also heard it as “no plan survives contact with the enemy.”
It was Eisenhower maybe that said “plans are worthless, but planning is invaluable.”
Yup, if you don’t get down to plan E, you’re not running a war, you’re executing a genocide.
Iirc it was some German general around the first world war.
That’s awesome, thanks for sharing it.
The great philosopher Mike Tyson famously said “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face”