Defeat

Defining Defeat

Defining Defeat

Defining defeat is important, and a more useful definition will strengthen each of the crucial linkages from tactical task to strategy. Policy does not stand still, conditions change on the perspective of success or failure, and the use of force remains an extension of policy. In order to provide more precision in crafting strategy and design to attain strategic and policy objectives we must have a commonly accepted military lexicon and a better definition of defeat.