We can't just completely get out of the game of conventional warfare, or we're just leaving that space two potential adversaries. We have to be ready for conventional warfare as we define it, but also ready to recognize that we're in eliminal conflict and be able to deal with it. The byzantinimpa survived against an enormous range of enemies for more than a millennium. They developed certain technologies that it was hard for their adversaries to match. And most importantly they focused on domestic resilience and social cohesion under a single governance system.

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