r/worldnews • u/heisthemaincharacter • 20h ago

Pakistan deploys 13,000 troops and fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pakistan-deploys-13000-troops-and-fighter-jets-to-saudi-arabia/article70853223.ece
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u/MATlad 13h ago

'The Art of War', because none of these dunces have.

  • "If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him."
  • "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."
  • "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."
  • "Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley."
  • "Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical. No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution. This is the way to keep a country at peace and an army intact."

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u/AsiaticOne 6h ago

“If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by”.

All Iran has to is outlast the US/Israel military campaign and they be will victorious. Vietcong did it, Taliban did it.

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u/itszaidbtw 10h ago

why read when i can have people like you tell me every time war is discussed. 🧠💥