Will the US break Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery's Rule One?

[FarCenter]

The US has broken the second rule of war. That is, don't go fighting with your land army on the mainland of Asia. Rule One is don't march on Moscow. I developed these two rules myself.

In the House of Lords on American policy in Vietnam, 1962.

Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: "Do not march on Moscow". Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good. That is the first rule. I do not know whether your Lordships will know Rule 2 of war. It is: "Do not go fighting with your land armies in China". It is a vast country, with no clearly defined objectives.

In the House of Lords, 30 May 1962 (Hansard, Col. 227)

[BillZBubb]

1. Not to worry.

The US isn't going to war with Russia over the Crimea. It would take something much bigger than that to lead to war.

[AnalystInParadise]

2. GAH!!!!

Who are these people on DU that think we would even consider war with Russia. Seriously.......how on earth are you quantifying this?

[whistler162]

3. Obviously the sameones who think.....

Monty is a go to guy for military advise!

[Downwinder]

6. How about MacArthur?

[bemildred]

8. Excellent point. nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Seriously?

Are there those on this board that advocate war? Guess I haven't seen it yet.

[Journeyman]

5. No, no, no. Montgomery has it all wrong. Vizzini explained what the classic blunders are. . .

Vizzini:
Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" -- but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...

(Vizzini stops suddenly, his smile frozen on his face and falls to the ground dead)

Vizzini, in the "battle of wits" against the Man in Black

The Princess Bride (1987)

[First Speaker]

7. Yeah...but what if the Man in Black had gone up against Michael Corleone, instead of Vizzini?

...then, maybe the rule would have proven correct...

[winstars]

9. Inconceivable!!!

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

10. .

[rafeh1]

11. the west point restatement

1. motherhood
2. apple pie
3. no land war in asia


there is no liberating russia either. we are not a land power we are a naval power our primary interest lies in the permanent de unification of europe. ie no one power runs europe which mirrors uk ergo the common interests.