Foreign War: Isn't war always foreign to somebody?
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Either we're fighting on their soil, or they're
battling on ours. I believe that it is an attempt
on the part of those in power to inspire nationalistic
fervor into the minds of the individuals which are
under their control.

Never underestimate, even with an educated populace,
the ways that the elite power mongers will be able
to get inside your head and subtly convince you that
what they believe is true is the truth and that the
truth that you believe is simply irrelevant or inconsequential.

If you can imply that the home team has a better right
to be victorious than the team that is opposing you, and
if you can convince your populace of this belief, then
of course you will have won popular support for the war.

Winning a war depends not only on the degree of weapons
and supplies that each side can amass to its potential,
but also on how greatly the people believe in its leader
or commander. A foolish leader or cruel despot might last
long enough to win a few victories (if the army is fully
under the leader's control, and fear is used to its best
advantage) ... but in the long run, the populace will
cry out against such tyranny, and the leadership won't last
long.