Something just occurred to me.

If things start of in M.E., all the ships...... go there.........

Does that mean that India/Pakistan will decide it's time to settle things....once and for all??

Does that mean that countries in Africa/South America may decide it's time to do the same...with everyone occupied?

If you will note the similarities of Grant at Vicksburg, and Alexander at the Hydaspes, both of their opponents were taken unawares after many feints.

You get your enemy worked up expecting an attack, you make a bit of noise, a bit of movement, and they brace for the attack.

No attack.

Later same thing. Feints, noise, movement.

No attack.

After days of activity with nothing happening, that's when you have them looking one way, while you take the back of their head out. After all, they are tired, bored, and consigned to nothing happening.

One cannot maintain a razor-sharp state of alertness in perpetuity.

Fatigue causes mistakes.

In war, mistakes are fatal.

[edit on 31-12-2008 by dooper]