You can't complain that someone planned for a war that didn't eventuate, that's the best outcome! You also pay for the risk reduction, that if the war ever doe

You can't complain that someone planned for a war that didn't eventuate, that's the best outcome! You also pay for the risk reduction, that if the war ever does unfold there are plans and strategies pre-thought out to inform generals in that fast-paced fog and confusion. If it doesn't all the better.