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::::::Much to be learned from the Schlieffen plans is, not just what it was, but ''how'' it came into existence. Schlieffen is known to, in a time of peace, give staff assignments to underlyings to produce detailed written contingencies for various aspects under a time constraint - like over the Christmas holiday while they were at home with their families - just to emphasize the constant vigilance military planners need. This is the Schlieffen plan. And this is the model of preoccupation, commitment, and staff coordination that has made the German General Staff the model of all the world's large, surving military establishments. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]]</sup>`
::::::Much to be learned from the Schlieffen plans is, not just what it was, but ''how'' it came into existence. Schlieffen is known to, in a time of peace, give staff assignments to underlyings to produce detailed written contingencies for various aspects under a time constraint - like over the Christmas holiday while they were at home with their families - just to emphasize the constant vigilance military planners need. This is the Schlieffen plan. And this is the model of preoccupation, commitment, and staff coordination that has made the German General Staff the model of all the world's large, surving military establishments. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]]</sup>`
:::::::*''...would have required a whole lot more marching...'' - exactly the point. Schlieffen's plan called for initial deployment to Belgium and required no marching from Prussia to Belgium. After Paris would fall then troops would be transported East.[[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]]</sup> 10:23, 29 March 2017 (EDT)
:::::::*''...would have required a whole lot more marching...'' - exactly the point. Schlieffen's plan called for initial deployment to Belgium and required no marching from Prussia to Belgium. After Paris would fall then troops would be transported East.[[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]]</sup> 10:23, 29 March 2017 (EDT)
:::::::Ritter was writing for German military academies concerned with teaching officers "inner leadership" and moral responsibility; Craig was writing for tbe Anglo-American alliance eager to incorporate Prussisn military theories into NATO as it was learning more about the traditions of their new German partners staff planning. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]]</sup> 10:40, 29 March 2017 (EDT)