Carl von Clausewitz Quotes
No one starts a war—or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so—without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war, and how he intends to conduct it.
Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian General & Military Writer, On War
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The Vietnam War was certainly not a victory for the U. S. Some saw it as our first defeat. While it was not ended on Johnson’s watch, he must certainly share that responsibility with Nixon and even JFK as these three all were responsible for our Vietnam failure. Johnson, ended up with what he feared most.
Barry Goldwater in the 20th century used a variation of this quotation. See {601784}.
Ironically, Lieberman was using this quotation to campaign against Bush’s son, George W. Bush.
Carl Philipp Gottfried (or Gottlieb) von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" (meaning, in modern terms, psychological) and political aspects of war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege transl. On War, was unfinished at his death.
