The expensive war between the Eastern Han Dynasty and Qiang people in northwest borderland lasted for long time, typically reflecting the Eastern Han Dynasty's weakness in the borderland exploiting.

东汉在西北对羌人长期用兵，代价巨大，典型反映了东汉在边地治理中守成多于开拓。

youdao

Confederate General Robert E.Lee saw it as a sign of weakness in the northern war effort.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

If the eurozone does turn the current jaw-jaw into a war-war against the weakness of banks' balance sheets, how much capital would European banks be forced to raise - and which big banks would be forced to raise the most?

BBC: If RBS needs capital, taxpayers will suffer

The war has certainly exposed the weakness of Mexico's criminal-justice institutions.

ECONOMIST: Organised crime in Mexico

Weakness and indecision invite war, while credibility and resolve still have a chance to prevent it.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: The Foreign Policy Debate