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In the 1985 film "The Princess Bride", the character of Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) warns against the prospect of becoming involved in a land war in Asia, dubbing it "one of the classic blunders". How valid is his assessment and would this view have been shared by Europeans in the medieval period?

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In the 1985 film "The Princess Bride", the character of Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) warns against the prospect of becoming involved in a land war in Asia, dubbing it "one of the classic blunders". How valid is his assessment and would this view have been shared by Europeans in the medieval period?	579