Ends+Means= A Way (Strategy), as written by Slap is wrong. I didn't say MCDP was wrong.
....but,is essentially correct. As is,Strategy, broadly defined, is the process of interrelating ends and means. When we apply this process to a particular set of ends and means, the product — that is, the strategy — is a specific way of using specified means to achieve distinct ends.
Point being, Militaries fight. They break and kill. They should not attempt to be the other instruments of power.In the purest sense, the means in war is combat — physically attacking the enemy or defending against his attacks upon us. However, war is not limited to purely military means. In fact, military means are only one element used to implement a national strategy.
Sorry but I am the last man to be bound to the purity of the text. I am interested in what CvC taught, not what he wrote in each and every sentence.I'm guessing it's "wrong" because it is not found within the "four squares" of CvC.
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