Why does Goldstein say that, although the superpowers talk about total victory, no power believes it is possible or even desirable?

Goldstein makes the argument that the superpowers are more
interested in control than in power.  For Goldstein, the purpose of "is to use the
surplus of consumer products without raising the standard of living for everyone."  This
motiveless notion of war is one in which the desire for control is the only element that
matters to those in the position of power.  War is not fought for anything other than
control and the consolidation of power.  For Goldstein, victory means that war is over.
 In its absence, power dissipates.  Goldstein recognizes that "war is the health of the
state."  

Goldstein's primary purpose to discuss how the
superpowers fail to acknowledge the possibility and realistic element of peace is meant
to indicate how war is a construction of power.  It is not for national security as much
as it is an understanding in which those in the position of power see war as a way to
continue and advance their claims on power.  With war as an exercise for power, the
notion of victory is not the most important, reflecting the futility intrinsic to
it.