>>111
The element of surprise doesn't apply to strategy. It applies to individual battles. Ultimatums are a very useful diplomatic tool. It finds out just how far your enemies want to take things. They violate the ultimatum, and you pack up your shit, go into war mode, burn their villages and salt their fields. Using an ultimatum at the right time is important, of course, but saying it guarantees defeat is absurd. A pre-emptive strike has zero value whatsoever. Just look at the Japanese and Pearl Harbor. Your arguments are weak and flaccid, like your cock when looking at attractive females, you homosexual.