Never Fight A Land War In Asia Definition

Don't bite off more than you can chew ; don't start a fight that is too big to win.
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Origin of Never Fight A Land War In Asia

  • Attributed to various military leaders, including Bernard Montgomery , Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur , the quotation has existed in various forms since the Second World War and was popularized by the 1987 movie The Princess Bride . Asia is far more heavily populated than Europe or North America, and while Western armies had technological advantages post-WWII, these could be overcome (as they were in Korea by the Chinese PLA and Vietnam by the PAVN) by sheer numbers.

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