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* Before the [[Arab-Israeli Conflict|1948 Arab-Israeli War]], one Arab general infamously claimed, "This time next week we will be eating lunch in Tel Aviv." Turns out, not so much.

* During the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], the Japanese predicted that Shanghai would fall in three days. However, they were not prepared for the strength of their opposition, including a million of Chiang Kai-Shek's elite soldiers trained by German advisors. It took three long and hellish ''months'' involving fierce urban warfare before Shanghai finally fell.

* A complaint occasionally fielded about the American public during the [[War On Terror]], especially in the early years, was that they expected this ''despite'' warnings from government officials that they were in for a very long campaign. Blame for this is typically laid upon the surprisingly easy victory in [[Curb Stomp Battle|Desert Storm]], where the American-led coalition steamrollered over the Iraqi forces. Then again, the Gulf War of 1991 was a very different sort of war from the wars the US would be fighting in the early 21st century.

** Cleverly averted when the Americans left Iraq, however. The time table was "by the end of the year", even though they were gone by Christmas. [[Genre Savvy]] General, perhaps?