Richard Clark wrote:
"This won`t happen, of course, because there is no will to win the war -
only to fight one."

When WW-2 ended, Churchill was out.

You need something like a battle to be a wartime leader. Hitler had
"Mein Kampf". He and Mussolini wore military uniforms. So did Tojo and
Stalin (Saddam`s role model). Military costumes are worn by most
Latin-American dictators. Fidel Castro (El Comandante) is an example.
Take Mexico, their revolution was almost a century ago, yet the party
which ruled the country until the last election was the Partido
Revolutionario Institutional. Got to keep that military thing alive to
be the leader of choice. Fortunately our president is required to be a
civilian.

The war may get you re-eleected no matter how bably you wage it.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI