| allen, i know your view is very common and makes much sense. but under- (or misunder-) estimate your opponent can cost you a lot.
in history, we have korea and vietnam wars that lasted long and where we poured in a lot of resources, yet neither we declared victory.
currently we have the war in iraq. is it really "just an action"? in a military sense, maybe. but what about other aspects of a war, such as the financial aspect? can we financially afford, say, a few more wars like that at the same time or close to at the same time?
into the future, a large-scale nuclear war, imo, will be a suicide mission for all human race. there would be no winners in that scenario. none whatsoever. |