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Quality, Not Quantity
The commanding officer at the Russian military
academy (the equivalent of a 4-star general in the U.S.) gave a lecture on
Potential Problems and Military Strategy. At the end of the lecture, he asked
if there were any questions.
An officer stood up and asked, "Will there be a third world war? And will
Russia take part in it?"
The general answered both questions in the affirmative.
Another officer asked, "Who will be the enemy?"
The general replied, "All indications point to China."
Everyone in the audience was shocked. A third officer remarked, "General,
we are a nation of only 150 million, compared to the 1.5 billion Chinese. Can
we win at all, or even survive?"
The general answered, "Just think about this for a moment: In modern
warfare, it is not the quantity of soldiers that matters but the quality of an
army's capabilities. For example, in the Middle East we have had a few wars
recently where 5 million Jews fought against 150 million Arabs, and Israel was
always victorious."
After a small pause, yet another officer - from the back of the auditorium
asked, "Do we have enough Jews?"
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