Sorry but Montenegro made peace with Japan back in 2006. Link
Also lets all be thankful that the Third Punic War and Peloponnesian War finally ended.
Totally unexpected wars
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Sorry but Montenegro made peace with Japan back in 2006. Link
Also lets all be thankful that the Third Punic War and Peloponnesian War finally ended.
RalofTyr
King
Hindsight is 20/20.
A person in this thread posts a war, then someone else post about how it was sooo obvious if you look at the facts.
Saddam's invasion of Kuwait was an unexpected war. Kuwait's leadership had no idea or expectation Saddam would invade. None. What did they plan to gain from it? Burnt oil fields and worn torn cities?
Operation Desert Storm was unexpected. Saddam didn't think America would get involved in Arab affairs and most Americans didn't think or even know, where to find Kuwait on a map back in July of '90, that America would be going to war against the fourth largest military power at that time.
Most wars, are in fact unexpected by one side or another. Usually, one side has everything planned out, then it doesn't turn out that way, as they learn the hard way.
A person in this thread posts a war, then someone else post about how it was sooo obvious if you look at the facts.
Saddam's invasion of Kuwait was an unexpected war. Kuwait's leadership had no idea or expectation Saddam would invade. None. What did they plan to gain from it? Burnt oil fields and worn torn cities?
Operation Desert Storm was unexpected. Saddam didn't think America would get involved in Arab affairs and most Americans didn't think or even know, where to find Kuwait on a map back in July of '90, that America would be going to war against the fourth largest military power at that time.
Most wars, are in fact unexpected by one side or another. Usually, one side has everything planned out, then it doesn't turn out that way, as they learn the hard way.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
A Montenegrin plot to lull the Japanese into a false sense of security no doubt.
@RalofTyr: As one of the first posts in this thread stated, don't confuse unexpectedness with the element of surprise.
MagnusImperious
Chieftain
The Battle of Megiddo (the place of Armageddon) is just sad, but funny at the same time. The last king from King David's dynasty died in that battle. Another act of foolishness from the Nation of the Jews(Ancient/Modern Israel).
Actually, a peace treaty was signed a few years after the collapse of Yugoslavia. So no one's mobilizing for war.
MagnusImperious
Chieftain
One unexpected war was when India declared war on the United States during World War II. It was the Provisional Government-in-exile of India based in Japan led by some non-pacifist Indian nationalist. So it would be expected in hindsight, but back then it was like "wow, what just happened?"
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
Doesn't really count, since it's not an official government.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
You don't mean Subhas Chandra Bose I hope. No one really thought he was anything more than some two-bit defector holding a microphone.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
A more surprising event in WWII was the Yugoslav refusal to bow to Nazi demands, with common people chanting "War is better than the Pact!" They may as well have walked up to Hitler, dropped their pants, turned around, bent down and grabbed their ankles.
LOLFRANCE? Please.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
This is truly a clever and informative post.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
I know, France doesn't start wars, it only ends them!
The great thing about this forum is that there is no shortage of fools ripe for prodding.
The great thing about this forum is that there is no shortage of fools ripe for prodding.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
In the anus with a hot iron?
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
Or with a reactive-critical amount of plutonium.
Wait, lolwut? In the first case, the city was gone; you can't sign a peace treaty with a mound of dirt and stone. (I would love to see you try.) In the second case, Athens definitely surrendered in 404 BC(E), end of story, bye bye see you later oh hi Thirty Tyrants bye again.
Funny discussion in the NES forum's While We Wait thread a few pages back about that very thing.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
I'm going to sign a treaty with a mound of dirt and stone during the week now.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
Tits? I don't think my computer will let me upload an image of myself doing that, but I'll guve it a shot. I'm even going to buy a special pen for the ceremony.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
The pen is mighter than the sword, you know.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
Especially when Joe Pesci's holding it.
