re: To win the peace, instead of winning the war
One of your linked articles was quite good. I hope you read it all the way through. I wish he had gone further into the basic principles involved.
I'm assuming by "peace" we are talking about something other than what seems to be the current definition of "no blatant violence going on." By this definition, North Korea is quite peaceful.
Our enemies have declared, clearly and in writing, what it would take to win peace with them. Most Westerners have declined the offers.
Now what?