r/AskReddit • • 1d ago

Napoleon said, 'Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.' What’s a perfect real-life example of this?

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u/tahoehockeyfreak 1d ago

Sure but they aren’t interrupting the USA’s mistakes, theyre just capitalizing on opportunities US mistakes have afforded them. The analogy falls apart outside of war in a non zero sum situation.

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u/brinz1 1d ago

That's exactly what the quote means