In message , WalterM140
writes

Soon
after the leading bombers of the 3rd Division had turned north-east
after a
south-easterly thrust across Belgium, they were met by an estimated
200
enemy interceptors. Spaatz was correct in his speculation that the
Luftwaffe
would rise to meet strikes against oil plants, although at this point
the
enemy could not have known the bombers' ultimate destination.

Isn't this sentence self-contradicting?

Mike
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M.J.Powell