ABSTRACT
Nearly all assessments of military balances compare numerical factors on one side with those on another. Even assessments that assume that nonquantifiable factors are really what count in military relationships (e.g., will, leadership, loyalty, etc.) generally begin with tallies of what is easier to count. These tallies may be adjusted or discounted by applying some formula that introduces less quantifiable elements, but any such construct still requires a count of people and things.
