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re: OT history buffs,state your case for most militarily successful elected leader

Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:35 pm to
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:35 pm to
Then maybe Scipio is the answer. Winning at Zama is more impressive than beating up Mexicans or whatever Polk did.
Posted by lake2280
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:38 pm to
Nathan Bedford Forrest is my answer
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:43 pm to
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Nathan Bedford Forrest is my answer
Get there foistest with the moistest!
Posted by CroakaBait
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:43 pm to
Washington first, Eisenhower second.
Posted by Methuselah
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:06 pm to
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I guess another way of saying it would be what popularly elected official/leader had the most military acumen


Of course then you can get into the whole question of what is "popularly elected". Does a Mongol or Turkic Kuriltai qualify? A Roman or Greek election limited to "citizens" as that term was defined then? An electorate limited to property owners? An electorate limited to white males? etc. etc.
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 10:07 pm
Posted by jonboy
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:07 pm to
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Then maybe Scipio is the answer.


It's gotta be Scipio. The Africa incursion was brilliant considering the havoc Hannibal inflicted on the Italian peninsula.
Posted by LSUTiger205
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:23 pm to
G HW Bush. Panama was a success. Desert Storm brought in the new age of smart bombs and tested other technology that is still successful.
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 10:24 pm
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