WHEN IT COMES TO PHYSICAL CONFLICT, POLICE ACTION, OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED WARS, UNOFFICIAL WARS, AND PROXY WARS, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PRAISE OUR HEROES, DEVELOP LIFE-LONG COMRADERIES, RECOGNIZE SACRIFICE, AND COMMEND EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP WITHOUT SUCH HISTORICAL VIOLENCE, LOSS, DESTRUCTION, AND BLOODSHED. PEACE BE WITH ALL WHO ARE AT WAR.
charlestadros
Avoiding battle does NOT mean:
devaluing extensive, multifaceted, coordinated military intelligence, or
naively believing that diplomacy is a tool to be used in isolation, or
underestimating the value of political will, or
undervaluing economic strength, or
underspending tax dollars on military equipment and personnel, or