Utility of military force

... military force 'restores' nothing much by itself, but the right amount of military force applied at the right time in the right way can create the security situation whereby other non-military objectives can be achieved by non-military agencies and resources

- MajGen Jim Molan

http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/2010/02/16/In-military-interventions-some-things-never-change.aspx