We talked about military strategy and policy, and the moral aspect of war — the importance of not losing the moral high ground".
When we want to persuade ourselves of a war's importance, as Mr. Bush and his team did in 2003, we are prone to irrational exuberance and denial of inconvenient facts.
With the end of the Cold War the importance the USA assigned to the Pacific Islands region has been declining.
During the Syrian Civil War its importance has been underscored by its proximity, less than 50 miles, to the Islamic State's capital, Ar Raqqah.
Since the Cold War, the importance of Russia's military presence in the Arctic has revolved around its ability to project power from its bases to areas outside the region – into the North Atlantic or Scandinavia, for instance.
During the Boer War, the importance of coordinating troop movements and synchronizing attacks against the highly mobile Boer insurgents was paramount, and the use of wristwatches subsequently became widespread among the officer class.
Over the last century, as "collateral damage" -- the deaths of civilians, rather than combatants -- has become ever more the essence of war, the importance of who is dying and in what numbers has only increased.
Since the Iraq war, the importance of the CBRN Chemicall, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) role, as it is now called, has been acknowledged and in 2005 all five of the RY's squadrons adopted it.
In short, he's the guy to talk to if you have any questions about catching shrapnel in Armenia, the difference between rebel wars and traditional wars, and the importance of documentary photography.
So differing interpretations of this war have great importance for understanding contemporary politics.
