Compare and Contrast

War is a continuation of politics by other means - Clausewitz

Political Objectives - 4 Results:

• "There can be no peace, in the President's opinion, if people use suicide bombings as a way to achieve their political objectives." - Ari Fleischer, April 1, 2002
  
  
• "But obviously, it's another example of the kind of problem we've got with those who resort to terror to try achieve their political objectives as happened in that case" - Dick Cheney, September 7, 2004
  
  
• "Is the President troubled at all that members of his own political party, at a time of war, days after Americans were killed in a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, would have the gall to use federal resources designed to protect the country against terrorists in order to pursue partisan political objectives?" - Reporter to Ari Fleisher, May 16, 2003

Military Objectives, 11 results:

• "With new tactics and precision weapons, coalition forces demonstrated that we can achieve military objectives while directing violence away from civilians." - Declaration of Victory in Iraq, May 2, 2003
  
  
• "Sometimes people say to me, well, you know, clarify the military objectives. There's no difficulty about doing that at all. It's al Qaeda and the terrorist network shut down, it's the Taliban regime out, it's a new regime in that is broad-based, and it's a decent future for the people of Afghanistan, based on some stability and progress, not based on a regime that oppresses its people, treats its people appallingly, is a threat to regional stability, and basically thrives on the drugs trade." - British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, November 7, 2001
  
  
• "In addition to pursuing our nation's military objectives overseas, our Defense Department is making a critical contribution to protect our national citizens and infrastructure as well." - Tom Ridge, November 27, 2001
  
  
• "I assured him exactly what I've been assuring the American people, that I've got the patience necessary to achieve our objective in the Afghan theater, and the objective is to bring the al Qaeda to justice, and to make sure that Afghanistan has got a stable form of government after we leave. I also told the Prime Minister that we're achieving our military objectives." - President Bush, November 9, 2001
  
  
• "The Air Force's global reach enables us to project our power anywhere in the world within a matter of hours. Its new tactics and precision weapons help us achieve our military objectives while minimizing collateral damage." - Vice President Dick Cheney, September 17, 2003
  
  
• "What's always important is in pursuit of the military objectives, as the United States does in Afghanistan, to always exercise every restraint to minimize those losses of life." - Ari Fleisher, July 23, 2002
  
  
• "A war on terrorism has begun, and while there has been success in achieving specific military objectives, the shape and dimension of the subsequent phases of the campaign will remain a work in progress for some time to come." Defense Fact Sheet, August 17, 2004

Just a coincidentally observed difference of terminology...