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The War of Attrition ( Ḥarb al-Istinzāf, Milhemet haHatashah) involved fighting between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, PLO and their allies from 1967 to 1970.
Following the 1967 Six-Day War, no serious diplomatic efforts tried to resolve the issues at the heart of the Arab–Israeli conflict. In September 1967, the Arab states formulated the " three nos" policy, barring peace, recognition or negotiations with Israel. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser believed that only military initiative would compel Israel or the international community to facilitate a full Israeli withdrawal from Sinai, and hostilities soon resumed along the Suez Canal.
These initially took the form of limited artillery duels and small-scale incursions into Sinai, but by 1969 the Egyptian Army judged itself prepared for larger-scale operations. On March 8, 1969, Nasser proclaimed the official launch of the War of Attrition, characterized by large-scale shelling along the Suez Canal, extensive aerial warfare and commando raids. Hostilities continued until August 1970 and ended with a ceasefire, the frontiers remaining the same as when the war began, with no real commitment to serious peace negotiations.
In game theory, the war of attrition is a dynamic timing game in which players choose a time to stop, and fundamentally trade off the strategic gains from outlasting other players and the real costs expended with the passage of time. Its precise opposite is the pre-emption game, in which players elect a time to stop, and fundamentally trade off the strategic costs from outlasting other players and the real gains occasioned by the passage of time. The model was originally formulated by John Maynard Smith; a mixed evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS) was determined by Bishop & Cannings. An example is an all-pay auction, in which the prize goes to the player with the highest bid and each player pays the loser's low bid (making it an all-pay sealed-bid second-price auction). In Combat sports, an all-out brawl between the two competitors is often called a War of Attrition.
War of Attrition is the fifth album by Dying Fetus. According to the album booklet, the album's lyrics were written solely by guitarist Mike Kimball. This album was praised by original fans due to its return to traditional Dying Fetus form. It was also their first self-produced album in nine years.
Former co-vocalist Vince Matthews and former drummer Eric Seyanga departed in 2005 to form the band Covenance. Gallagher once again found a new member, drummer Duane Timlin. With this line-up, Gallagher promised to record what he called "our most brutal album yet".
It is perhaps Dying Fetus' most politically influenced album, containing lyrics that tackled the "war on terror", "reality" TV, and the flaws in the American justice system.
War of Attrition may refer to:
- War of Attrition, a limited war fought between Israel and Egypt from 1967 to 1970.
- Attrition warfare, the military strategy of wearing down the enemy by continual losses in personnel and material
- War of attrition (game), a model of aggression in game theory, formulated by John Maynard Smith
- War of Attrition (album), a 2007 album by death metal band Dying Fetus
- War of Attrition (horse), Irish racehorse, winner of 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup
War Of Attrition (Foaled 7 May 1999) is a retired National Hunt racehorse and winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2006.
Usage examples of "war of attrition".
The miseries of the monsoon were months away, as was the war of attrition, with its murderous game of King of the Hill.
Nor would her plan lead to a war of attrition that would leave both sides exhausted and weak.
A war of attrition, not maneuver, which would charge Rome with a price in blood and treasure which it could probably not afford.
In a war of attrition conducted in the vastness of interstellar space, it is the well-emplaced defenders who usually win.
That much time would allow reinforcements to arrive and produce a war of attrition.