The American army has also acquired political maturity it sorely lacked at the outbreak of World War II. At times during that war we forgot that wars… - Omar Bradley

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The American army has also acquired political maturity it sorely lacked at the outbreak of World War II. At times during that war we forgot that wars are fought for the resolution of political conflicts, and in the ground campaign for Europe we sometimes overlooked political considerations of vast importance. Today, after several years of cold war, we are intensely aware that a military effort cannot be separated from its political objectives.