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And this issue likewise lies at the root of Donald Trump's desire to have a ''detente'' with Putin, and the Deep State military industrial intelligence community complex, anxious for military adventure like Syria & Libya to justify their continued existence. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Lock Up The Coup Plotters!'']]</sup> 19:05, 20 May 2017 (EDT)
And this issue likewise lies at the root of Donald Trump's desire to have a ''detente'' with Putin, and the Deep State military industrial intelligence community complex, anxious for military adventure like Syria & Libya to justify their continued existence. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Lock Up The Coup Plotters!'']]</sup> 19:05, 20 May 2017 (EDT)
:I try to make the point in the article is that Schleiffen almost certainly knew his plan was unworkable. Why propose it? It was a tool to get more resources from the German government -- and possibly a form of psychological warfare to scare the French. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 19:26, 20 May 2017 (EDT)
:I try to make the point in the article is that Schleiffen almost certainly knew his plan was unworkable. Why propose it? It was a tool to get more resources from the German government -- and possibly a form of psychological warfare to scare the French. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 19:26, 20 May 2017 (EDT)
::It needs to be viewed in the context of military planning. This was Plan A against the No.1 threat. So there were daily updates for two decades before 1914; boot camp training was all about loading and unloading with you gear on a train; the train station terminal at Cologne was redesigned and rebuilt with this in mind to facilitate off-loading and fast transfer of troops to the front; technological improvements of the day get incorporated into the drills and planning; the planning activity itself produces technical improvements. Ultimately, after decades of expense, the investment itself becomes reason to use it. But when German policymakers then made the decision, suddenly their were second thoughts about the reality of it. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Lock Up The Coup Plotters!'']]</sup> 19:38, 20 May 2017 (EDT)