Small Wars in the "new" cash strapped Western economy

[Dayuhan]

I think the best I can say here is wars are expensive. Don't fight unless...

That was the point I was trying to make in the first place. "Unless" the objectives are clear, immediate, achievable, practical, and above all are they absolutely necessary... and sufficiently compatible with local objectives and beliefs that we aren't going to find ourselves fighting a whole pissed off populace who just doesn't want to be messed with.

If they aren't maybe better not to go in the first place, especially if money is an issue.

Could be you picked a side in a Civil War that you intervened in? ...or didn't...

Or we created a side that didn't exist until we came along, and for some reason thought everyone would just go along with it...

Exactly my point. Show me the policy, and we can then discuss the strategy.

So we agree: start with a policy that makes sense. That's what has to be discussed and resolved before trying to aply strategy or tactics.