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minus-squareLetstakealook@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAn old NCO once told me that “the first casualty of war is the plan.” I don’t know where he got that from, but I’ve always liked that quote.
minus-squarezerosignal@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe great philosopher Mike Tyson famously said “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face”
minus-squareweker01@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIirc it was some German general around the first world war.
minus-squareLetstakealook@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThat’s awesome, thanks for sharing it.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIt was Eisenhower maybe that said “plans are worthless, but planning is invaluable.”
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYup, if you don’t get down to plan E, you’re not running a war, you’re executing a genocide.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI’ve also heard it as “no plan survives contact with the enemy.”
An old NCO once told me that “the first casualty of war is the plan.” I don’t know where he got that from, but I’ve always liked that quote.
The great philosopher Mike Tyson famously said “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face”
Iirc it was some German general around the first world war.
That’s awesome, thanks for sharing it.
It was Eisenhower maybe that said “plans are worthless, but planning is invaluable.”
Yup, if you don’t get down to plan E, you’re not running a war, you’re executing a genocide.
I’ve also heard it as “no plan survives contact with the enemy.”