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Courage is of two kinds: courage in the face of personal danger, and courage to accept responsibility, either before the tribunal of some outside power or before the court of one’s own conscience.

[Der Muth ist doppelter Art: einmal Muth gegen die persönliche Gefahr, und dann Muth gegen die Verantwortlichkeit, sei es vor drm Richterstuhl irgend einer äussern Macht, oder der innern, nämlich des Gewissens.]

Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) Prussian soldier, historian, military theorist
On War [Vom Kriege], Book 1, ch. 3 “On Military Genius [Der Kriegerische Genius],” (1.3) (1832) [tr. Howard & Paret (1976)]

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Von Clausewitz, Karl - On War [Vom Kriege], Book 1, ch. 3 "On Military Genius [Der Kriegerische Genius]," (1.3) (1832) [tr. Howard & Paret (1976)] | WIST Quotations

Courage is of two kinds: courage in the face of personal danger, and courage to accept responsibility, either before the tribunal of some outside power or before the court of one's own conscience. [Der Muth ist doppelter Art: einmal Muth gegen die persönliche Gefahr, und dann Muth gegen die Verantwortlichkeit,…

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PugJesus May 18

Thanks Clausewitz, your wisdom echoes throughout the ages

PugJesus May 18

Thanks Clausewitz, your wisdom echoes throughout the ages

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2072215/thanks-clausewitz-your-wisdom-echoes-throughout-the-ages

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Becca May 18

@gwynnion youd better steal it then. im not inclined to negotiate anymore.

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Ein Desaster für #Trump in dreifacher Hinsicht.

1) Er hätte an Afghanistan oder Vietnam denken sollen. Einen Gegner zu bekämpfen, der sich auf asymmetrische Kriegsführung verlegt hat, ist aussichtslos.

2) Er hätte bei der Ukraine Rat zur Drohnenabwehr einholen können und sollen.

3) Er hätte wie die Ukraine die Ölinfrastruktur zerstören sollen. Aber nein, er will das Öl ja selber.

Politisch jedenfalls, im Sinne von #Clausewitz, hat er diesen Krieg verloren.

Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦Mar 20

There really is absolutely zero reason for anyone to be surprised about the war escalating.

Quite apart from the fact that Iran literally said that they would retaliate if attacked, the whole concept of more or less inevitable escalation in war is not exactly new. Clausewitz wrote about it 200 years ago.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-bombshell-confession-he-was-shocked-at-middle-east-war-escalation/

#IranWar #Trump #Clausewitz

Trump Makes Bombshell Confession He Was Shocked at Middle East War Escalation

The comments came as insiders expressed dismay at the way the war has been carried out.

The Daily Beast

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Ton Lansink Mar 15

11/11
Synthesis: military superiority is necessary but not sufficient. The decisive variables are political objective, public endurance, legitimacy, and the enemy’s capacity to adapt. Nations lose wars in politics, not in battle.
#Strategy #Geopolitics #MilitaryHistory #WarStudies #Clausewitz

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Ton Lansink Mar 15

2/11
#1 No clear political goal. Clausewitz: war is politics by other means. Without a translatable political objective, military victory means nothing. Confirmed empirically by Mearsheimer (1983) and Pape (1996).
#Clausewitz #GrandStrategy #MilitaryStrategy #IR

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