On and on it goes until before the coming of Christ, the nation has divided into tribes. Why did this division into tribes finally take place? Obviously their philosophies are so clashing, their enmity toward each other is so vicious, they simply cannot stand each other. Their narratives and justifications for this hatred were well practiced, their justifications perfect. The Nephites dissenters are more violent and ferocious against their own country than are the Lamanites. Unfortunately, a nation full of hatred and division becomes ripe for foreign invasion.
Those who are tasked with doing can always blame poor performance on uninformed or unrealistic plans, while those who do the planning can always blame failures on poor execution.