Her offensives were often scattershot, appearing at one rally and disappearing at the next.
The second lesson is, as we have suggested, all about what those counter-offensives should entail.
"They have lost their capacity to launch counter-offensives, " said the Alliance's Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah.
The army has carried out several offensives in Pakistan's tribal areas, including Khyber, in the past.
This puts her at odds with those in the administration who see no point in diplomatic charm offensives.
Neutral observers say the Tigers have also shelled Tamil civilians during their offensives, as has the Sri Lankan army.
Relief officials say 120, 000 Serbs have arrived in the Banja Luka region over the past 10 days, fleeing Bosnian government offensives.
To judge by some of the mealy-mouthed statements from western capitals in recent weeks, Serb offensives in Kosovo come in different varieties.
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Following the death of Savimbi the army halted offensives on 13 March.
Within Cambodia, the major factions are intensifying their jockeying for power, including preparations for military offensives before the rainy season begins in May.
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But major U.S.-led military offensives in the region have gradually tapered off as the coalition has shifted to a strategy focused more on training Afghan security forces.
Mr Blair has said they could be used in future frontline offensives against the Taleban, although protection of humanitarian supplies and "stabilising" work would be the priority.
The cyberattack was one of an increasing number of such offensives against corporations, including large financial institutions, and raises questions about what companies can do to guard against them.
Pakistan has in the past expressed concerns about the impact of such military offensives in southern Afghanistan on south-west Pakistan as militants seep over the border into the restive Baluchistan province.
And across the border, Pakistan is mounting major offensives.
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Past behavior shows a pattern of threats followed by diplomatic "charm offensives" designed to ease tensions and reap diplomatic gains in an environment of general relief that the situation has calmed down.
The tough chore for leaders is to therefore strategize responses to personal attacks as dispassionately, and as resolutely, as they strategize counter-offensives on behalf of the impersonal business organizations that they lead.
One concern is that, as with offensives in Waziristan in 2004 and 2005, this one could end with peace agreements that, according to critics, simply gave militants time and opportunities to re-arm.
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