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War is a contest of wills. Although determination alone does not guarantee final victory, its absence makes defeat all but inevitable.
Way back in the 1770s, Britain lost most of its north American colonies because rebellious Americans cared more about gaining their independence than George III and his ministers cared about preserving their empire.
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Andrew J. Bacevich is writing a military history of America’s war for the greater Middle East.
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