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,

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!