You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Predicting that a nation will make many obvious and unexpected mistakes.
- In plain terms
- Americans will make many predictable and unexpected mistakes.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect errors from large powers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do powers make mistakes?
- How to mitigate errors?
Another view
It generalizes an entire population negatively.
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