That for all the fantasy about weapons of mass destruction, all the mistakes and lack of preparation, the world is a better place for the war.

BBC: Obama's rhetorical balancing act

To be sure, it does not want to risk a war over an action by the other side that falls short of immediate preparation for war.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Big Picture Is Bad

The ideologues were so convinced the war would go well that they massively underestimated the amount of preparation that would be required for the occupation to go reasonably smoothly.

FORBES: Conservatives' Reality Problem

Yet, in time of peace the populace views war preparation as leading to those very wars, not as a deterrent.

FORBES: How To Win--Not Just Maintain--A Cyber Cold War

Dado wanted to call up reserves in preparation for a full-scale military attack on the eve of the war.

FORBES: The Ghost Of Yom Kippur, Israel's Pearl Harbor

The Book of Numbers is so named because of God's command to Moses that he should count the Israelites in preparation for war.

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