War Is Not Disconnected From Politics

Vietnam reminded military and political leaders once again that war is not disconnected from politics, as Clausewitz so famously said. What you're really after in any of these situations is a political settlement or a political change. If your enemy does not give in when you beat the hell out of them and give you what you want politically, you don't win. The bigger the encounter, the more likely the United States won and won big.