The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.
If there exists no possibility of failure, then victory is meaningless.
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
I believe our inability to achieve victory stems mainly from having lost sight as a nation of what it means to win.
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory.
Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.
A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.