Hang on, the Japanese example is flawed. There IS an intelligence branch of the Japanese army; this would be well understood by any tactician. Seeing no evidence to their action, and inferring that this is due to their skill, not an irrational assumption.
This is my first time reading through these works, though I must say, I smell False Equivalence. 2+2=4 is not just something I have learned, but something I have understood. I was not "taught" this, I was "shown" this. I came to the comprehension on my own. I was a horse led to water, and upon seeing the truth therein, I drank.