Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Note to self

Making arguments about historical figures is stronger if you get them in the right order and can remember the name Khalid ibn al-Walid.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

a lot of luck happens too. we only think of civil war generals cause we have more paper on it. napoleon seems to have done well for himself.
pansypoo

charles pierce said...

Nowhere near enough support for Giap, IMHO.

Anonymous said...

Quarterbacks and Generals keep the elitists among us happy dissecting and anal I zing. The size of the boots on the ground carries the day. The Khan was an early commie. Hallelulia.

vox

StonyPillow said...

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.

Step right up, GOP.

pansypoo said...

hannibal was lucky.