Defence has to win every time. Offence only has to win once. Proggies win. See also: Islam isn't confined to Arabia.
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Replying to @Alrenous
Alternatively those on defence can switch to offence on the odd times they lose...but this doesn't appear to be feasible, historically.
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I dunno it was plenty feasible for Hindu kings in the late first millennium, but they treated the desert storm just like others they'd beat
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So they'd defeated the Huns, the Greeks and others and losing to them was not a death struggle.
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I'm not familiar with the period, but it's sounding like it was feasible but they didn't do it?
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Yes, they treated the first irruptions from Arabia and the Turkic lands as yet another barbarian horde. Kept defeating them, ..
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@ArmchairPseph and @ColonelGerard can provide all the details if they're so inclined.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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The second time the Muzzies make an issue of themselves you have to follow them home and put the fear of god into them.
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If you don't, you're accepting that you're going to have to reconquer home territory sooner or later. And then...they don't. Usually.
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Yep right on. India was reconquered by the Marathas who had exactly such an attitude before the reconquista was cut short by the Brits.
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