[Zhang Fei]

[Only the insane want war. But there are plenty of insane in the ME.]

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No one ever wants war. What people want are the fruits of war. While threats have helped, threats alone have seldom resulted in territorial gains. Even the cession of the Sudetenland to Germany by Czechoslovakia required the active diplomatic intervention of Britain and France in Germany’s favor. And after the Soviets turned Berlin into a rock pile, the Czechs took it all back. Fruits of war, and all that.

[Texas Fossil]

Wars are not a sane act.

If you win one decisively, you still loose in general. They are seldom pacified quickly and the destruction they bring is incredibly costly to the survivors.