Prove whether or not a real-world strategic decision is consistent with strategic principles.
1. Objective - Direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive, and attainable objective.
2. Offensive- Seize, retain, and exploit the initiative.
3. Mass - Concentrate the effects of combat power at the decisive place and time
4. Economy of Force - Allocate minimum essential combat power to secondary efforts
5. Manuever - Place the enemy in a disadvantageous position through the flexible application of combat power
6. Unity of Command - For every objective, ensure unity of effort under one responsible commander.
7. Security - For every objective, ensure unity of effort under one responsible commander.
8. Surprise - Strike the enemy at a time or place or in a manner for which he is unprepared
9. Simplicity Prepare clear, uncomplicated plans and clear, concise orders to ensure thorough understanding.