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The clip below of the Battle of Wits scene from The Princess Bride (IMDB), the character Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) says:

You’ve fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is this; never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line! Aha ha ha ha… (and then keels over, dead.)

What does the line "never get involved in a land war in Asia" refer to? I don't understand the reference. Does it connect to the plot in some way I'm missingDoes it connect to the plot in some way I'm missing, or is it completely unrelated? If that's the case,

The clip below of the Battle of Wits scene from The Princess Bride (IMDB), the character Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) says:

You’ve fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is this; never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line! Aha ha ha ha… (and then keels over, dead.)

What does "never get involved in a land war in Asia" refer to? I don't understand the reference. Does it connect to the plot in some way I'm missing, or is it completely unrelated? If that's the case,

The clip below of the Battle of Wits scene from The Princess Bride (IMDB), the character Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) says:

You’ve fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is this; never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line! Aha ha ha ha… (and then keels over, dead.)

What does the line "never get involved in a land war in Asia" refer to? I don't understand the reference. Does it connect to the plot in some way I'm missing, or is it completely unrelated?

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Meaning of "Never get involved in a land war in Asia" in The Princess Bride?

The clip below of the Battle of Wits scene from The Princess Bride (IMDB), the character Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) says:

You’ve fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is this; never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line! Aha ha ha ha… (and then keels over, dead.)

What does "never get involved in a land war in Asia" refer to? I don't understand the reference. Does it connect to the plot in some way I'm missing, or is it completely unrelated? If that's the case,