Well written jju_57! Yes the AI does some crazy stuff nut we ignore all the crazy stuff that really happened.
The AI needs more work but I think it is evolution, not revolution. I would like to see lower AI (such as Army) better at defending in low supply situations (not just letting units go to zero ORG and get destroyed) and it should be possible to leave the AI defending an occupied region. When a partisan appears, the AI should not drag units from everywhere to deal with it but leave garrisons in ports and send one or two close mobile forces only.
We seem to be after a perfect AI, operationg at all levels. People point to how well a human can control an invasion in-game but they ignore how badly humans did in real life.
what did the press say after Gallipoli? "the question is not if great britain can survive another world war. the question is: can great britain survive another churchill?"