“The critical question in war is knowing when to stop, when to make your exit and come to terms. Stop too soon and you lose whatever you might have gained by advancing; you allow too little time for the conflict to show you where it is heading. Stop too late and you sacrifice your gains by exhausting yourself, grabbing more than you can handle, creating an angry and revengeful enemy. The great philosopher of war Carl Von Clausewitz analysed this problem, discussing what he called "the culminating point of victory, you must know your own resources, how much you can handle, the morale of your soldiers, any signs of slackening effort. Fail to recognise that moment, keep fighting past it and you bring on yourself all kinds of unwanted consequences; exhaustion escaping cycles of violence and worse.”