The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

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Soldiers when in desperate straits lose the sense of fear. If there is no place of refuge, they will stand firm. If they are in hostile country, they will show a stubborn front. If there is no help for it, they will fight hard.

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When in difficult country, do not encamp. In country where high roads intersect, join hands with your allies. Do not linger in dangerously isolated positions. In hemmed-in situations, you must resort to stratagem. In desperate position, you must fight.

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For the men of Wu and the men of Yueh are enemies; yet if they are crossing a river in the same boat and are caught by a storm, they will come to each other’s assistance just as the left hand helps the right.

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If you march fifty LI in order to outmaneuver the enemy, you will lose the leader of your first division, and only half your force will reach the goal. If you march thirty LI with the same object, two thirds of your army will arrive.

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If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him.

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The skillful general conducts his army just as though he were leading a single man, willy-nilly, by the hand.

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"In war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak." Sun Tzu

Trump is trying to end the war by declaring victory from a position of rhetorical strength — 11,000 targets, military degraded, "blasting them into oblivion." But Iran's strength was never its military. Iran's strength is Hormuz, patience, and the ability to say "no" while absorbing punishment. #ARTOFWAR #IRANWAR

When the enemy is close at hand and remains quiet, he is relying on the natural strength of his position. When he keeps aloof and tries to provoke a battle, he is anxious for the other side to advance. If his place of encampment is easy of access, he is tendering a bait.

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