叱咤风云的拿破仑曾经说过:一支军队的实力,四分之三是由士气构成的。士气是构成军队战斗力的精神要素,其高低直接影响到作战的胜负。所谓“士气”,就是指双方的军心。在战争中如果一方通过各种手段造成对方士气低落,军心涣散,就可达到使对方不战自败的目的。在战争中运用心理战手段,其效果不亚于在战场上消灭敌方有生力量。震惊世界的海湾战争就是一个很好的例子,美军除在军事上猛烈打击伊拉克外,布什总统还直接授权美军对伊军展开心理战。而伊方审时度势,则采取“以拖待变,分化联盟”的策略,也起到了一定的作用。 All-powerful Napoleon once said: The strength of an army, three quarters is composed of morale. Morale is the spiritual element that constitutes the combat effectiveness of the army, and its level directly affects the outcome of the war. The so-called “morale” refers to the morale of both sides. If one side through various means during the war causes the morale of the other side to drop and the morale of the morale to fall, the goal of making the other party victorious and defeating can be achieved. The use of psychological warfare tactics in warfare is no less effective than the elimination of enemy forces in the battlefield. The Gulf War that shocked the world is a good example. In addition to its fierce military attack on Iraq, the U.S. President George W. Bush also directly authorized the U.S. military to launch psychological warfare against the Iraqi military. However, the current situation in Iraq has taken a certain degree of effect when it adopts the strategy of “dragging aside and dividing alliances.”