It will no longer be war that is the continuation of politics by other means, it will be what I have dubbed 'the integral accident' that is the continuation of politics by other means.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
I believe, for a long time, protracted wars test the will of any democracy, to be sure, and people will underwrite a protracted war if they see some progress. But if they don't see progress, and it appears to be futile and useless, then that political support begins to evaporate rather quickly.
I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.
No war is over until the enemy says it's over.
Moreover, if the territorial state is to continue as the last word in the development of society, then war is inevitable.
War is something of man's own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.
War is, in fact, an extension of politics, and in any war, military operations have to be conducted in such a way that they contribute to sustainable political outcomes consistent with vital interests that are at stake in that war.
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
War is the continuation of politics by other means.