There’s a big question that arises in the aftermath of Memorial Day, the day when we pay tribute to the Americans who have fallen on behalf of America, on behalf of our defense, on behalf of freedom.
That question is: Is the West generally geared toward winning wars anymore? Will we ever win another war?
When it comes to military conflict, the only thing that justifies an evil as great as war is victory. If you fight a war and lose, then all of the sacrifices that are made on behalf of that war are treated as disposable and dispensable. If you fight a war and find a way not to win, then you have spent blood, you’ve spent treasure, and you’ve made human beings sacrifice their lives for something that has not actually been effectuated.
Where is the virtue in that? The first rule of war is: Win. So the question for the West is, can we win wars anymore? Because it’s been a long…
