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.

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

being unprepared for physical conflict

Charles Tadros, M.D.

July 24, 2022

Saint Louis, Missouri