That is what I was saying earlier, that future presidents now know that any future war has to be won before th next election, no matter how many die and no matter how many are displaced. Turns out those dusty old thermonuclear weapons are going to be worth something after all...
Lincoln had problems with an election before the war was over. He had faith that the soldiers would support him. And he was right. I hope that future doesn't cause that to change.