I'd say there is no such thing as 4D chess, which is where quite a lot of novelists go wrong, when writing of war and politics, and coming up with fiendishly complex (and highly improbable), strategi… (View Post)

No, the 1979 war. In truth, all the world's most powerful armed forces (USA, Russia, China), seem to struggle when faced with opponents whose only interest is in defending their home turf in depth. (View Post)

The CCP has often proved extremely incompetent. (View Post)

One could add the bungled war with Vietnam, and the one-child policy. (View Post)

The best feature of autocracies is that they are usually incompetent. Indeed, competent people are seen as a threat to the Leader. (View Post)