War is a mere continuation of policy by other means. Clausewitz On the Nature of War. The goal of war, according to the detailed study by Clausewitz in his masterpiece "On the Nature of War", is to disarm your enemy so you can bend them to your will. Do we have the manufacturing base to build an army? Where is it? If modern warfare is based on technology, do we build our own computers or cell phones? Who builds them? Do we have the money to rebuild...