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As someone who has been in war, I think war should be reserved for very special circumstances and not driven by public opinion (positive or negative). The US do
by kodah 5y ago
As someone who has been in war, I think war should be reserved for very special circumstances and not driven by public opinion (positive or negative). The US does not have a framework for war that isn't somehow affected by popular opinion though. The current best-effort application is the Joint Chiefs, whom I used to trust when Mattis was involved. Whether the Joint Chiefs can continue to recruit stoics like Mattis is another matter entirely.
- whatshisface 5y agoPublic opinion doesn't drive war. Public support for war is established during the lead-up phase to war by the influence of the dominant institutions.
- kodah 5y agoThere are a lot of things that drive war (or withdrawal), and public opinion is just one. Media is certainly another, and maybe related.