The phrase "comprehensive war" is correct and usable in written English
It typically refers to a long, complex military conflict. For example, "The two nations have been engaged in a comprehensive war for more than a decade."
He saw it as Bush did, as a comprehensive war against an extremist ideology, and he fervently supported the invasion of Iraq.
And while he is involved in education, job training and serving the elderly, Mr. Adubato is quick to say that his North Ward Center is not really an outpost of any large and comprehensive war on poverty.
Yassir Abed Rabbo, the minister of information for the Palestinian Authority, warned this morning that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was preparing "a comprehensive war against the Palestinian Authority in order to destroy it.
Right as they decided to respond to an unemployment rate of 18percentt by selling drugs, politicians had started a brand new and staggeringly comprehensive War on Drugs -- one that would fail miserably but would, first, ensure much street-level violence and destroy entire neighborhoods.
War, comprehensive sanctions and containment are all damaging to Iraqi society and detrimental to people's ability to challenge tyranny.
Mr. Foster positions himself as the candidate for change, calling for an end to the Iraq war, comprehensive health care and an overhaul of energy policy.
International human rights groups, however, say a comprehensive and independent war crimes inquiry is needed.
Which is to say that it's not a comprehensive view of the war, not a history of the war, not a visual documentation of battles or atrocities, not a rhetorical effort at advocacy.
Hillenbrand's book does not pretend to be a comprehensive history of World War II or even of the war in the Pacific.
Of all our country's ongoing wars — poverty, cancer, Iraq, Afghanistan — none is a more comprehensive disaster than the war on drugs.
Airing in 10 parts over 18 hours, the series promises a comprehensive look at the war from all sides, with the catchphrase "There is no single truth in war" serving as a guiding light.
