tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post6386823470143074626..comments2022-11-04T09:58:53.818-04:00Comments on Warfare and the Book of Mormon: The 21st Century Book of MormonMorgan Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-77410278238712611942017-07-21T01:18:52.514-04:002017-07-21T01:18:52.514-04:00Good point.Good point.Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-54882362709789246412017-07-19T17:14:49.940-04:002017-07-19T17:14:49.940-04:00It seams to me that more and more that "secre...It seams to me that more and more that "secret combinations" are a 21st century topic. I recently listened to Dinesh D'soza's "Stealing America" on government corruption, Mexico is awash in Gangs, the franchization of terrorism seems to be accelerating. Regular old "organized crime" is metastasizing over the internet. i see this a a seperate question fromJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636740926033505057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-35029746679242714052017-07-17T01:12:07.697-04:002017-07-17T01:12:07.697-04:00The lesson is that to flourish, one must take and ...The lesson is that to flourish, one must take and hold territory. Whenever you cede territorial integrity, you lose. Whether it's kinetic war or war by other means. Israel is an example. (More 20th than 21st Century, but it's still valid).<br /><br />The Nephites only grew strong when they were able to identify static borders that they chose to defend. I realize that war requires maneuverLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-31621619432799993482017-07-16T22:55:23.068-04:002017-07-16T22:55:23.068-04:00Thanks. I'll see what sort of 21st century le...Thanks. I'll see what sort of 21st century lesson we can draw from that. You might like my post on Jacob's futile victory which discusses some of the earliest warfare in Nephite history. Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-11825220950605732552017-07-16T21:22:11.027-04:002017-07-16T21:22:11.027-04:00In a real sense, it's a record of lost battles...In a real sense, it's a record of lost battles or campaigns. The Nephites wandered for 480 years without the capacity to actually hold land until they stumbled onto Zarahemla and the Mulekites. We don't know much about those years except we do know there were many wars with the locals. Knowing that the Nephites survived means that they must have been able to give as good as they got, but LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com