Restrictive limitations imposed by political and military leaders had a negative impact as they degraded the airpower’s overall effectiveness and efficiency. American airpower struggled to meet high expectations and to apply its destructive power in an effective way in limited wars. The outcome of the wars in Korea and Vietnam Wars reflected significant political and military concerns regarding potential implications of airpower excesses and dramatically limited its strategic effect. Overall, it shows that the same destructive power that makes airpower an effective deterrent tool can also degrade its strategic effectiveness when political restraints affect the best way to use the means to achieving the desired political objectives.184 As Clausewitz stated “War may have its own grammar but not its own
Restrictive limitations imposed by political and military leaders had a negative impact as they degraded the airpower’s overall effectiveness and efficiency. American airpower struggled to meet high expectations and to apply its destructive power in an effective way in limited wars. The outcome of the wars in Korea and Vietnam Wars reflected significant political and military concerns regarding potential implications of airpower excesses and dramatically limited its strategic effect. Overall, it shows that the same destructive power that makes airpower an effective deterrent tool can also degrade its strategic effectiveness when political restraints affect the best way to use the means to achieving the desired political objectives.184 As Clausewitz stated “War may have its own grammar but not its own