limited war
Example Sentences
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The war against Iran has been a limited war, and its outcome is likely to be inconclusive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Since then, the United States returned to fight Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein; in Afghanistan, clear, limited war aims were never stated.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
In 1999, the two countries fought a limited war in Kargil.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022
In the end, Schelling—the master theorist of deterrence strategy and limited war—could not come up with a single plausible answer when faced with a real limited war.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2021
Had he done so he must have seen how much stronger an example of the strength of limited war was the case of Canada than the case of Saxony.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
