text_original: The Duke of Wellington ascribed the causes of our failure to making war with a peace establishment; making war without a safe base of operations; carrying the native army out of India into a strange and cold climate ; invading a poor country which was unequal to the supply of our wants ; giving undue power to political agents ; want of forethought and undue confidence in the Afghans on the part of Sir W.
text_transcription: THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON ASCRIBED THE CAUSES OF OUR FAILURE TO MAKING WAR WITH A PEACE ESTABLISHMENT MAKING WAR WITHOUT A SAFE BASE OF OPERATIONS CARRYING THE NATIVE ARMY OUT OF INDIA INTO A STRANGE AND COLD CLIMATE INVADING A POOR COUNTRY WHICH WAS UNEQUAL TO THE SUPPLY OF OUR WANTS GIVING UNDUE POWER TO POLITICAL AGENTS WANT OF FORETHOUGHT AND UNDUE CONFIDENCE IN THE AFGHANS ON THE PART OF SIR W
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