TFSmith121
Banned
Fair enough...
Fair enough... but ultimately, even the defensive cat herder was undermined by a candidate who promised Operation OFFENSIVE CAT/SCREAM AND LEAP/THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL.
Against Cump et al.
Didn't work out well.
Best,
Actually, I'd argue that Joe Johnston was a pretty good cat herder, all things considered.
The problem was that the only way he would herd was defensively, and he'd never ever bother to tell the boss or anyone else how he was herding them, or where. And by the time he was put in charge, it was really too late. I don't see how anyone could have reasonably defeated Bill Sherman and his three army commanders leading a force half their strength, given the technology and logistical restrictions that the Army of Tennessee was forced to work with. Sherman's army was one of the most remarkable ever assembled in military history, and well led and provisioned.
But Jeff Davis was rather blinded by Bobby Lee's success against a string of incompetent or absurdly cautious Army of the Potomac commanders, and spoiled by Lee's ability and willingness to actually keep him informed of what he and his army were up to.
Fair enough... but ultimately, even the defensive cat herder was undermined by a candidate who promised Operation OFFENSIVE CAT/SCREAM AND LEAP/THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL.
Against Cump et al.
Didn't work out well.
Best,