无论如何，这个词是说给美国人听的，美国人习惯于发动决定性速决战（自越战以来这就是美军所坚持的方针 ） ， 为事关存亡的战争作出长期牺牲和奋斗。
Above all, the term was an effort to communicate to Americans, accustomed to waging war with speed and decisiveness (and insistent on it since Vietnam), the long-term sacrifice and commitment needed to win a war of survival.