When invoking this concern, it is not necessary to specify--and indeed it is hard to imagine--what conclusion short of victory a guy like you, who flings around terms like exit strategy, would find minimally satisfactory.
There is no need to list possible outcomes since nothing but victory matters to you.
You are alarmingly open to failure and unconcerned with victory.
The man is sleeping.
There are other justifications that are not starting points.
The unions were never taken care of by the government.
The zombies are singing a tune.
Near the city, Newari families still labor in the fields.
The man is in the country.