It almost makes sense, because in its purest form it is about living to fight another day, however, when that albeit temporary retreat from battle guarantees that some will not survive to see the fight continue and the battle won, where do you draw the line?
So as the presidential campaign heats up, and political tribes intensify their bloody battle, guaranteed to further divide us, maybe taking a few minutes here and there to contemplate a country that had to rebuild its political institutions from scratch might be just what the doctor ordered.
Each shield bore five white disks for the five wounds of Christ, who, according to tradition, appeared before the battle and guaranteed the count's success.
The battle is guaranteed to be exciting, after Vettel qualified to start the race only in the fourth position, and Alonso only eighth, guaranteeing that neither will be able to run off in the lead from start to finish.
And Arizona's woman-versus-woman Senate battle is guaranteed to send at least one more to Congress' 100-member upper chamber, which now includes 23 women.
If it fulfills its promise of not voting for Artur Mas as president, Junts pel Sí will be forced to come to an agreement on another candidate... and internal battle is guaranteed.
Peterborough had not been bound for the bottom three at any point during the afternoon until Jedinak struck but in the end Barnsley's point in a fluctuating relegation battle at Huddersfield guaranteed the Championship survival of both Yorkshire sides.
Mr. Corbluth said that he and many of his colleagues were less upset by the battle over job guarantees than by the union's failure to win -- or even focus on -- changes that would give them true control over their schools, the way managers in private business have control over their departments.
The two keenest rivals on the right, Mr Sarkozy and Mr de Villepin, are engaged in a battle of attrition that guarantees recurrent disagreement, on Europe and much else.
Then again, they themselves were just beaten by a Chivas USA side who hadn't won in 14 games... Montreal meanwhile, are hosting Dallas in a game that looked a couple of months ago to be a battle between two teams guaranteed to win their respective conferences, and now looks like a battle of two teams wilting in the summer heat.
These are small-scale investments, and may come to nothing, but they are worth a flutter.However, there are shores yet wilder than these awaiting, where big battles are almost guaranteed.
