It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
Even under the best of circumstances, the road back from war is difficult.
In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it is almost impossible for a state to resort to war without violating one or more solemn treaty obligations.
You don't come into government thinking it is going to be easy.
Making peace is harder than making war.
It is far easier to make war than peace.
Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.
Administering another country is always a very tricky proposition.
Very hard, very hard to represent a country, or carry out a policy that does not have consensus support.
Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.