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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 11:10 PM Nov 2012

I did this four years ago, time to do it again: Some More Sun Tzu For Your Asses


"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles."



"If the enemy leaves the door open, you must rush in."



"Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting;
he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom
without lengthy operations in the field."



"The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before
the battle is fought…"



"The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand."



"Supreme excellence consists in breaking an enemy's resistance without fighting."



"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the
strategy out of which victory is evolved."



From 2008: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MrScorpio/68
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I did this four years ago, time to do it again: Some More Sun Tzu For Your Asses (Original Post) MrScorpio Nov 2012 OP
K&R! HipChick Nov 2012 #1
Can't wait for Romney to slink off into oblivion...nt Kalidurga Nov 2012 #2
You, and me too. iemitsu Nov 2012 #5
I always wanted to read some Sun Tzu. Now I'm hooked. panader0 Nov 2012 #3
Ignorance theoldman Nov 2012 #4
Obama is the kind of leader Sun Tzu will approve & work for n/t hanzi88 Nov 2012 #6
I'll just leave this here... politicat Nov 2012 #7
I'll see your Sun Tzu, and raise you upi402 Nov 2012 #8
This one made me LOL Qutzupalotl Nov 2012 #9
k&r spanone Nov 2012 #10
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #11
K&R Mr.Scorpio!!! nt progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #12
Very good Mr. S! My personal favorite, never back your enemy into a corner from which they cannot OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #13
Nice! BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #14
Wu hue ti dao wu dan shan! AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #15
That last one is really good. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #16

iemitsu

(3,888 posts)
5. You, and me too.
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 11:28 PM
Nov 2012

It is a frightening possibility that such a man could win the Presidency (a possibility that wouldn't exist without the pervasive media propaganda and the ability to cheat the vote) and I can't wait until he is banished from our daily lives.

theoldman

(3,674 posts)
4. Ignorance
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 11:28 PM
Nov 2012

The one thing that president Obama forgot during the first debate is this advice from Sun Tzu "if you think your enemy is stupid you have already lost the battle". This is the only reason I can think of as to why Romney came out looking better than Obama.

 

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)
13. Very good Mr. S! My personal favorite, never back your enemy into a corner from which they cannot
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 12:56 AM
Nov 2012

Escape. (I'm paraphrasing here) if you leave them no option but to fight to the death, they will!.

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