p.19 Only after identifying and establishing control of this key [parameter]
will we be able to achieve the... influence required for successful [military operations].
p.20 As limited resources constrain both [friendly and opposing sides]
use of force to establish... control, they must each identify the most... effective strategies.
p.20-21 All [opponents in a war] need a supportive physical environment
to grow and survive... Neither the state nor the [opponent] can control all these elements. Therefore, the state must
attempt to control those environmental inputs without which the [opponent] cannot survive.