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[Harry Potter] What was the "point of no return" in the book series when the ministry of magic could still have won the war against Voldemort? What actions would have been necessary and what strategy would have worked?

It is often stated in the books that the ministry wasted a lot of time and power with covering up events, to "keep everyone calm".

So, was there a "point of no return" in the book series before the ministry of magic could still have won the war against Voldemort? When was it?
What specific actions would have been necessary? What general strategy would have worked?

Bonus question: If Dumbledore had just accepted the offers to become Minister of magic, and thus giving him all the ministry's ressources, could he have found and destroyed all horcruxes to defeat Voldemort?
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Dumbledore as Minister would've been bogged down with managing so many idiots. He knew that the best thing he could do was help the next generation *not* be such a bunch of turd-mangling buttheads. Which kind of answers your main question. No way was any kind of progress going to happen with that incumbent crop of incompetents.