• erin@lemmy.sidh.bzh
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    1 year ago

    Thanks to De Gaulle, “Humble” is not the word I would use to describe us, the French nation 🤣 .

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        Isn’t American doctrine incredibly flexible? Maybe our rules of engagement are fairly strict, but commanders have a lot of choice in how they achieve objectives.

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          Inflexibility is more a stereotype of Americans in general than of American soldiers, also these stereotypes are from quite a while ago so they have shifted

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            Ooh ooh this is where somebody brings up John Boyd, isn’t it?

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      The are many words that I would use to describe the French, some more flattering than others, but humble would definitely not be among them.