What would it mean to "handle a prolonged conflict with a peer enemy"? Isn't that, inevitably, going to be war-of-attrition or mutual destruction? The only wa

What would it mean to "handle a prolonged conflict with a peer enemy"? Isn't that, inevitably, going to be war-of-attrition or mutual destruction? The only way to win is to only fight weaker enemies, or be such an expensive "target" that stronger enemies find it unproductive.