yeah.. how the hell did the Starks keep Winterfell + the North for so long?
they SUCK at politics.
ned stark telling his plans to Cersei -> beheaded
Cathern Stark kidnapping Tyrion -> starts a war
Catherern again - frees Jamie -> causes anger within the Karstarks clan, which makes up 1/2 of Robbs army. Robb doesnt kill Cathern. General Crassus (from Spartacus), a real king who knew how to lead, would have executed his mother on the spot for less.
Robb marries a chick and breaks the pact w/the Freys to marry one of his daughters. WTFBBQ stupid unbelievable storyline is this?? SIGH.
Plot hole the size of Star trek.
Robb beheads the head of the Karstarks for defying him and loses 1/2 his army. if he killed his mom, the Karstark chief probably wouldnt have defied him. now that he did, Robb should have just kept him in a cell.
wtf execute someone knowing your going to lose 1/2 your army and THE WAR!??!?! especially since you just made an enemy of the Freysby marrying that chick.