I'm at it again
I'm taking a poll!! Please answer: If love is a battlefield, then shouldn't it be full of knights? (take that Shawn, mua ha ha) Kathy: it most definitely should Sarah: possibly... what kind of battlefield is it exactly? :-) Amy: The love kind Sarah: my opinion is that if love is a battlefield set in the Dark Ages, then yes, it should be full of knights! :-) Maggie: oh, it should be Shaina (from Diff. Eq.): I agree with the question Neal (from Diff. Eq): Maybe that's why people go on dates in the evening. Katie Jo: certainly makes sense that there should be knights on a battlefield Shawn (via away message): Yes, the battlefield SHOULD be full of knights. But any good strategist will tell you that in war, like football, it is best to dynamically deploy and recall units so that the army is best equipped for the engagement at hand and the recalled troops may be rearmed and have their wounds mended before they fight again. Your turn, my dear Antagonist… Amy: Ok, deer. That was so totally a run-on sentence. Pat: We are young. Heartache to heartache we stand. No promises, no demands. Love is a battlefield.
posted by Amy @ 1/20/2006 02:39:00 AM
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All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
The battlefield SHOULD be full of knights, as Shawn has suggested, but in battle, strategy is most important.
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
-Sun Tzu
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