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Why is getting involved in a land war in Asia one of the classic
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Why is getting involved in a land war in Asia one of the classic blunders?
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Too much land
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>>393220

People underestimate how massive the land is and how massive the population of said land is. Also fuckhueg mountains everywhere leading to a random desert in the middle of the continent
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>>393476
The Mongols seemed to fare pretty well.
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>>393220

cost > gains
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>>393501
the mongols knew the land
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>>393220
Why is betting against a Sicilian when life is on the line a classic blunder?
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>>394941
What does that mean?
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>>394952
I guess it's inconceivable to you.
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>>395015
I hate this website
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>>393501
Mongols got rekt at Vietnam and Japan so I don't see your point
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>>396297
Checkout the princess bride
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>>396311
and India
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>>393220
Probably a reference to the Soviets in Afghanistan
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>>397455
They were driven away by bad smells.
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>>397927
Genghis Khan went there and was like "holy shit, there's a bit too much rape here for my tastes."
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>>394941
South Italians are notorious scheming rats
Sicilianz are the apex of South Italianness
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>>393220
it's a big continent with lots of difficult land to traverse, and if you're not familiar with it, you'll outright lose
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