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https://victorhanson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hanson-Logo-1.png595200And the constraints on American power. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The Alternative to Punitive War The nature of American military power in our age is defined by how it is constrained — through nuclear deterrence, political realities, and cost/benefit analysis.