Is Clausewitz's idea of 'absolute war' unrealistic?
The concept of 'absolute war' is a theoretical construct, an ideal to which actual war can only approach. It represents war stripped of all limitations, driven to its extreme. However, in reality, war is always constrained by political, social, and moral factors. The difficulty lies in bridging the gap between this theoretical extreme and the messy, imperfect reality of actual conflict.
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