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there's lots of near admission by numerous service members (retired now) who go on those war/special forces podcasts and admit they had their hands tied and tol

there's lots of near admission by numerous service members (retired now) who go on those war/special forces podcasts and admit they had their hands tied and told to stall. the 'brass' didn't want the war to end - unclear if it was the presidents of the time or the generals but we accomplished the mission those in charge wanted (forever war).

dogman144 1y ago
Rarely or never lost a tactical battle or a strategic conflict ther. Some big ones like Operation Anaconda are the obvious outlier. But what the Army, Marines, and all the Air Force can’t do: nation-building. What the State Dept is supposed to do but didn’t: nation building What congress never really bothered to do per the Constitution: a non half-assed attempt at routine approval and review to authorize the use of military force What the public did: super bowls and tech boom, poor people and idealists go to war What senior officers did: another 18 months of warring and I get a deployment patch and strategic command What your line officers and NCOs did: love a combat tour, pay and patch, but how much do we dig into the bigger picture mission and put ourselves at risk on (check notes) War Year 19 Strategy #807 Lot of reasons!