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How to Decide What Not to Do

(Hint: Probably, Don’t Invade Russia)

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JA Westenberg
Oct 05, 2026
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On July 28, 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte rode into the town of Vitebsk and told his staff the war was over for the year.

He had crossed the Niemen River five weeks earlier with the largest army Europe had…

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