You could argue that war is always an irrational act, and yet many states enter into military conflict out of rational calculation or national interest or the stability or longevity of their regime.
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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, in itself, a condition so much as the symptom of a condition - that of international anarchy.
Moreover, war has become a thing potentially so terrible and destructive that it should have been the common aim of statesmen to put an end to it forever.
A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea. I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable, but we don't go looking for those things.
A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea.
Because war is a competition involving life and death, and in which national security and vital interests are at stake, establishing an objective other than winning is not only counterproductive, but also irresponsible and wasteful. In some circumstances, it is also unethical.
War is usually fought over diminishing resources, particulary those that we perceive to be extremely valuable.
War implies a lack of comprehension of mutual national interests; it means the undermining and even the end of culture.
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and... too intelligent.
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