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Originally Posted by Dusty
Squid; with "boots on the ground", air-all the stops pulled out-we can stop these guys. You gotta have a guy in the catbird seat who wants to do that, though.
IMO, we'll have such a CinC next couple go-rounds.
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So then here's the catch with all of that.
If our current strategy and force structure in the region stands little chance of succeeding - and our senior Officers know this then either
a) They are advising this Administration that he is not accepting the requisite level of tactical risk nor committing the requisite number of troops needed to acheive his strategic endstate - and he is ignoring them.
or
b) They are telling him what he wants to hear.
At it's most basic level, the discussion should center completely around what our Generals need to accomplish the desired end state. If it is not worth the risk to life, be it civilian or military, then don't do it. Sounds simple enough. Unfortunately it becomes a game of "Let me find a guy willing to tell me we can build a bridge over the Mississippi with a box of toothpicks" instead of accepting reality and adjusting your COA or abandoning the mission altogether.