Inadvertence Quotes
We all have 20-20 hindsight, and sometimes well analyzed decisions turn out badly as the result of unfortunate circumstances.
During the War on Terror, American CIA and military entered Pakistani territory hunting for terrorist leaders. The border area in question is really controlled by Tribal lords with their own armed forces, and the Pakistani government loathed to send troops into the area to apprehend terrorists. Occasionally American forces went in from the Afghanistan side and captured some. Their “cover” was that they had made a mistake as to where the border was. The Pakistanis were very sensitive about their sovereignty and complained profusely.