Starting a war is easier than ending a war: Historical comparisons to the war in Iraq 2 Articles

by Robert C. Sage

Like all wars, it was easy to start, merely by mounting an attack and an invasion. However, it takes much more to end a war than to start it. Conventional military estimations are that it would take a force of about 500,...read more

by John Carter

Anyone with the requisite authority can commence a war, but he can't end the war he started. All war is like a crap game once you have cast your dice; you don't know what is going ro happen. Most wars start off being fou...read more