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Or RJ just loves stacking ridiculously unfavourable odds against the male Forsaken generals... Shannow Send a noteboard - 01/10/2009 08:40:47 PM
Rahvin was killed in the most improbable way imaginable:

Rand attacks him with an angreal (which probably doubles his strength), and Rahvin reacts by still managing to draw Rand into a territory that provides Rahvin with a strategic advantage. One of Sun Tzu's famous truths is that you must try to choose the territory that suits your strengths rather than your adversary's. Full marks to Rahvin. Unfortunately, even Sun Tzu himself could not have predicted that Nynaeve - totally untrained in TAR - would somehow capture Moghedien - the most skilled user of TAR EVER - and entrap her in an adam.

Nor could he have predicted that while this happened on the other side of the continent, that these two would happen to find themselves in the TAR version of Caemlyn, of all places.

And now for the most unbelievable coincidence of all.

Not even Nostradamus himself could have predicted that all of these totally random events would happen to take place at EXATLY THE SAME MOMENT that he happened to draw Rand into TAR.

Faced with a massively improbable sequence of events of this magnitude, Sun Tzu, Karl Von Clausowich, or even Alexander the Great himself might as well have thrown in the towel before they even started planning the battle.

Same goes for Sammael, who did everything by the book, drawing his foe into a terrirory he had prepared beforehand, only for Moridin to interfere and save Rand.

Compared to these two male Forsaken generals, Semirhage's plan was absolutely idiotic, and certainly not properly thought through.

Based on these three examples, the males are already demonstrated as having greater aptitude for strategy than the female generals.
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Are women really bad generals? - 01/10/2009 07:05:03 PM 1450 Views
I think that all we can conclude from this... - 01/10/2009 07:39:49 PM 744 Views
No. - 01/10/2009 07:41:35 PM 862 Views
Or RJ just loves stacking ridiculously unfavourable odds against the male Forsaken generals... - 01/10/2009 08:40:47 PM 964 Views
Lol... too true - 01/10/2009 09:32:29 PM 859 Views
And you guys whine about the lameness of RJ's villains? - 01/10/2009 09:41:54 PM 848 Views
I still haven't seen proof of Demandred or Ishamael's "brilliance". - 01/10/2009 09:56:41 PM 700 Views
Ishamael's destroyed Civilization twice - 02/10/2009 04:25:37 AM 671 Views
Re: Ishamael's destroyed Civilization twice - 02/10/2009 03:48:13 PM 596 Views
but you are difficult to please - 02/10/2009 05:10:13 AM 654 Views
Re: but you are difficult to please - 02/10/2009 03:46:56 PM 591 Views
Re: but you are difficult to please - 03/10/2009 06:17:21 AM 611 Views
But they are lame... they've done minimal damage to the Light - 02/10/2009 05:06:05 AM 602 Views
You can't have it both ways.... - 02/10/2009 06:47:21 AM 682 Views
Why not? - 02/10/2009 08:45:35 AM 644 Views
Re: Why not? - 02/10/2009 04:27:00 PM 542 Views
Re: Why not? - 03/10/2009 06:34:16 AM 680 Views
Re: Why not? - 03/10/2009 07:40:16 AM 614 Views
Re: Why not? - 03/10/2009 05:07:51 PM 586 Views
Yeah - 01/10/2009 09:57:01 PM 630 Views
Re: Yeah - 01/10/2009 10:40:28 PM 660 Views
I thought the same in the past... - 02/10/2009 07:01:18 AM 654 Views
Gah! Hate! - 02/10/2009 04:11:49 PM 660 Views
Ah, come on... - 02/10/2009 04:41:37 PM 628 Views
No no, I was just being pouty that I haven't read the new stuff yet. - 02/10/2009 05:01:15 PM 630 Views
Yeah, I can understand that! - 03/10/2009 12:23:25 PM 509 Views
Unless... - 01/10/2009 10:49:55 PM 702 Views
Re: Unless... - 02/10/2009 05:07:14 AM 730 Views
Well, it's entirely hypothetical, - 02/10/2009 06:31:32 AM 608 Views
Re: Or RJ just loves stacking ridiculously unfavourable odds against the male Forsaken generals... - 01/10/2009 09:51:30 PM 727 Views
What about Mat and Ituralde? - 02/10/2009 04:28:49 AM 670 Views
Re: What about Mat and Ituralde? - 02/10/2009 03:52:24 PM 624 Views
Good points! Also, these "generals" haven't actually fielded any troops - 01/10/2009 11:23:40 PM 606 Views
Further... - 02/10/2009 12:14:44 AM 639 Views
But as individuals they are meant to be deadly too - 02/10/2009 05:09:21 AM 597 Views
Just one point ^_^ - 03/10/2009 12:51:50 AM 611 Views
nope - 01/10/2009 08:06:57 PM 754 Views
Re: nope - 01/10/2009 09:32:38 PM 818 Views
Tylee Kirgan, Birgitte, and one other, Egeanin - 01/10/2009 09:47:00 PM 1025 Views
Birgitte's not a soldier though. - 01/10/2009 10:10:50 PM 613 Views
She says she's not, but so does Mat. - 01/10/2009 10:34:04 PM 538 Views
Mat's not a soldier, either - he's a general - 01/10/2009 10:51:29 PM 683 Views
Right, which was what we were discussing at first. - 02/10/2009 04:13:43 PM 608 Views
Yeah, I'm supporting your point about them both being generals - 02/10/2009 06:10:31 PM 628 Views
true, but she does pretty good - 02/10/2009 01:06:03 AM 681 Views
Oooh I forgot she's in charge of Elayne's lady guards. - 02/10/2009 03:22:57 AM 554 Views
Egeanin or Leilwin - 01/10/2009 10:35:53 PM 750 Views
A ship captain is like a calvary general - 02/10/2009 01:24:37 AM 615 Views
Right. - 02/10/2009 01:36:59 AM 599 Views
Well said. (And its short and to the point.) - 02/10/2009 03:54:23 AM 736 Views
Birgitte is too cautious to be better than an adequate tactician. - 02/10/2009 04:22:45 AM 662 Views
Isn't this more of an outgrowth or her respective specialty? - 07/10/2009 08:40:46 PM 569 Views
My opinion - 02/10/2009 01:30:12 AM 1036 Views
That's a poor excuse - 02/10/2009 11:59:42 AM 563 Views
That's a poor argument - 02/10/2009 04:02:53 PM 764 Views
Re: That's a poor argument - 03/10/2009 04:26:55 AM 640 Views
I disagree - 02/10/2009 04:26:28 PM 655 Views
Re: I disagree - 02/10/2009 08:31:29 PM 852 Views
Oh, puh-lease. - 02/10/2009 09:09:30 PM 803 Views
Re: Oh, puh-lease. - 03/10/2009 04:52:37 PM 632 Views
Re: Oh, puh-lease. - 03/10/2009 08:26:27 PM 522 Views
Re: Oh, puh-lease. - 05/10/2009 05:08:27 PM 3079 Views
I always know I've out-argued an idiot when they fall back on the tired old "RJ wanted it that way" - 06/10/2009 04:42:11 AM 670 Views
um - 08/10/2009 07:36:52 PM 906 Views
Monday morning quarterbacking at its worst - 04/10/2009 07:28:36 AM 719 Views
Men and football. - 05/10/2009 04:49:35 PM 636 Views
It's the only thing men are allowed to do in Randland - 02/10/2009 03:09:19 AM 645 Views
My thoughts - 02/10/2009 03:12:46 PM 578 Views
.... - 04/10/2009 03:38:44 AM 565 Views

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