There is no easy path to victory. In the short run, we must show that we will not be cowed by terrorism. Because so many of our leaders have been cowed, either by the threat of terrorism, riots or being called racists, establishing this will not be easy. In the long run, we must work to weaken fanatical societies - and governments - and work to replace them with the rule of even-handed law. It is this, more than anything else, that will undermine our enemies and eventually discredit religious fundamentalism as a government.
History tells us that the only way to win is to either destroy the enemy or convince them to stop fighting. It does not matter that we do not want to fight. Our enemies are more than willing to fight - it only takes one to start a war - and we have to stand up to them. We have to convince our enemies that we will fight ...
... Because the only alternative is surrender.
Christopher G. Nuttall
Edinburgh, 2017.
Wolf's Bane (The Empire's Corps Book 14) Page 42
