The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war.
Wars without military objectives have a tendency to go on forever.
Once you start a war, you have to win.
Wars are expensive and dangerous. They're not political winners.
War is the continuation of politics by other means.
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.
Every time that we've ever fought, we fought to keep from bein' destroyed. We've never started a war.
He said that if we were going to have a war, they would never be the first ones to start it.
War is not a thing one wants.
Politicians do not enter into wars lightly. It is usually the military themselves who are keener to become involved.