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So you're at war, and you're preparing for a big offensive that will finally turn the tide in your favour. You have [[A Simple Plan]] for the whole affair, and your [[Redshirt Army]] far outnumbers the [[Mooks]] defending the city, bridge, fortress or whatever strategical [[MacGuffin]] you're planning to seize... and you confidently announce, '[[Nothing Can Stop Us Now]]!' After all, [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]
Quite a lot, actually. This trope is about overconfidence in a war situation, be it about the entire war or a specific attack - the point is that [[Tempting Fate|what is assumed beforehand to end in a quick and easy victory]] turns into a long and gruelling battle (or even a quick and easy ''defeat'') instead. This makes any ''statements'' of confidence about the matter, such as 'Tomorrow we'll have coffee in Huesca' in the page quote, a lot [[Harsher in Hindsight]].
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