panic blog post 3

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If I were to advise the characters on their choices I do not believe that I would have much to add if I knew how it was going to end up. It is viewed as one of the most successful military operations in history, the only problem is it took a whole ELEVEN days to go only TWENTY miles. This was a problem caused by "phase lines" and other ridiculous things that shouldnt ever go beyond paper because theyve been proven to be too costly and allow someone to respond before the lines are secure. This was proven in WWII when Montgomery constantly insisted on drawing phase lines on maps and sticking to them, frustrating many others because they believed that the only way to fight a mobile enemy is to remain mobile, not in silly attack, hold, wait, positions while the rest of the line catches up.