privatehudson
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posted September 12, 2003 08:31 PM |
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Just like our leaders' duty was to protect the land, not do the impossible and conquer Istanbul
Not impossible, unlikely, two totally different things.
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History is also littered with generals who lost all they have previously achieved due to their ambition and their hunger for glory
I don't believe I was discussing glory or ambition, but teaching someone a lasting lesson.
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Attempts of invasion, all failed
Attempts which no doubt cost you people and costly campaigns with "scorched earth" tactics no?
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Still, they did not act as one, the Asian/African states were not under direct control from Mainland Greeks, and like I said, by the time the Romans conquered them they were fairly independent.
But yet still under influence of the greeks who founded those dynasties, and under greek culture.
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You didn't, but this takes us back to page 1 of this thread where you undermined my people's merits of holding off the turks for 500 yesrs without being turned into a turkish province
Ok lets go back to my first post. The entire post was done with what we call "tongue in cheek" or basically, not being serious. You don't seem to have noticed this no?
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although we were in no position to do so.
This is because you took no risks, made no long term plans and so on, this is no excuse for inability to deter the enemy. Others did, others got payback for doing so.
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