The politics of swagger creates a frame that builds a coffin in which the ultimate casualties of war - life and truth - are buried.
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The issue of civilian casualties is the ultimate hot potato in operations like this.
In many respects, the battle might be deemed a victory for the British and their allies but these gains were offset by high casualties and the ultimate failure of the French offensive at the Aisne.
Despite achieving the limited objective of securing the Canadian position on Vimy Ridge, casualties were high, and the ultimate result was disappointing.
Knowing that beyond the casualties they can inflict, the terrorists' ultimate aim is to scare us, allows us to be better prepared for the next time.
In the grand scheme of American strategy, the civilian casualties were an unfortunate by-product in the ultimate goal of flushing the communist insurgency from South Vietnam.
Among the casualties is the tower Donald Trump promised would be "the ultimate in luxury", a $100bnresort complex by the beach, and four huge theme parks and an artificial island developed by the state company Nakheel.
"By continuing to outsource high-risk jobs that were previously performed by soldiers, the military, in effect, is privatizing the ultimate sacrifice," said Steven L. Schooner, a law professor at George Washington University who has studied the civilian casualties issue.
