Reflection on Clausewitz Chapter 2: Ends and Means in War

Read Part 1 here.

What is the specific object of war that will satisfy the political object?  It is a variable as the political object itself and the circumstances.

If we consider war in the abstract – excluding the political – it is once again about disarming the enemy (this often winds up being the goal in practical reality).  In considering this, let us divide the enemy as we divided ourselves: his military power, his country, and his fighting spirit – the will of the enemy.

The first must...