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What does it mean?
Jefferson predicted that conquering Canada would be easy and a stepping stone to expelling British from America.
In plain terms
He thought taking Canada would be easy and help kick Britain out.
What can you take from it?
Military strategies should be tested with smaller objectives.

Where it applies

  • strategic planning
  • warfare
  • historical analysis

Putting it to work

  • plan incremental goals
  • assess military capacity
  • review expansionism

Questions to consider

  • How do you evaluate war risks?
  • Is expansion justified?

Another view

Military invasions are rarely simple or guaranteed to succeed.

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