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Victor Davis Hanson \/\/ American Greatness<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wars often arise from uncertainty. When strong powers appear weak, truly weaker ones take risks they otherwise would not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sloppy braggadocio and serial promises of restraint alternatively trigger wars, too. Empty tough talk can needlessly egg on aggressors. But mouthing utopian bromides convinces bullies that their targets are too sophisticated to counter aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Victor Davis Hanson \/\/ American Greatness Wars often arise from uncertainty. When strong powers appear weak, truly weaker ones take risks they otherwise would not.  Sloppy braggadocio and serial promises of restraint alternatively trigger wars, too. Empty tough talk can needlessly egg on aggressors. But mouthing utopian bromides convinces bullies that their targets are too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p466Sb-3qa","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10708,"url":"https:\/\/victorhanson.com\/wordpress\/interviews-with-vdh-on-his-new-book-the-second-world-wars\/","url_meta":{"origin":13154,"position":0},"title":"Interviews With VDH On His New Book, The Second World Wars","author":"victorhanson","date":"November 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the latest interviews with Victor Davis Hanson on his new book, The Second World Wars. 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