Francis_Costello places a soapbox at the Street corner and starts to talk:

Having consulted some family journals, I'd like to discuss War Strategies.  The politics.

A descendent of mine was a Godfather.  He ran a city, but didn't have a huge crew.  Anyway, he was respected by powerful leaders, and many times these leaders would get into wars.

Now, they wouldn't ask for help; but it's always good to offer powerful people help, isn't it?

So, my relative would send a couple of guys into the city to watch what was happening and then, when it was obvious which side was going to win, join in on the winning side.

Can anyone think of a better war strategy?