> What is being said is that war is a means to an end, the end being political sucess. The goal of war is political, and war is successful if it achieves its go

> What is being said is that war is a means to an end, the end being political sucess. The goal of war is political, and war is successful if it achieves its goal. That is not what you said. You said "the US military is incompetent." Please do a better job of engaging honestly.