[Dean's World] Dean: Addendum

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Posted by Dean:
Addendum
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1177967014.shtml


   Everything Dave Price mentions below about massive screwups during
   World War II is quite historically true. One incident I usually find
   worth adding to that is the case of [1]Operation Tiger: a joint
   Army/Navy training exercise wherein 749 men died in one day.

   749 dead in a training exericise.

   Every war--every one of significant size anyway--has its share of
   SNAFUs (hey, remember who invented that acronym???) and embarrassments
   and frustrations and nasty surprises.

   This is why I often say that concentrating on failures to the point of
   obsession is terribly counterproductive. Acknowledging mistakes and
   asking what's being done to correct them (including making
   suggestions) is totally relevant; just harping constantly on the
   negative is defeatist, hypernegative, and irresponsible in my view.

   My view does get me in trouble a lot, granted, but...

References

   1. http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil/historyweek/22-28apr.htm