It would have been easier to fight alone with inadequate forces than to have to accept...responsibility for our ally's lack of fighting qualities and dubious loyalty.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fighting alone is preferable to bearing responsibility for an unreliable ally's weaknesses.
- In plain terms
- It is harder to manage a weak ally than fight alone.
- What can you take from it?
- Allies with poor loyalty complicate military success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are weak allies worse than none?
- How do you judge ally loyalty?
Another view
Solo operations often fail without coalition support and resources.
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