Does the value of that political objective outweigh the costs? Considering that it resulted in mass starvation among their own people, I doubt it. A war that d

Does the value of that political objective outweigh the costs? Considering that it resulted in mass starvation among their own people, I doubt it. A war that doesn't achieve a political objective has no benefit, so any cost outweighs that and it is not a victory; it is just pointless destruction.