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The troops only get sacrificed due to being told not to fight. What is getting them killed is the fact that our generals are not following advice from The Art Of War . . . specifically this:

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler’s bidding. (10:23)

Instead we have generals that care more about what the politicians tell them than what will work. (The Art Of War was meant for generals.)

Running away from Vietnam made us look like cowards. Running away from Iraq made us look like even bigger cowards. Running away from Afghanistan will make us look like we have no will to fight at all. And that will not invite peace within our own borders; rather the opposite.

So, to save face we continue to sacrifice our best and brightest? As a veteran of VN I say BS. Get us the hell out of Afghanistan and let them fight their own fight.

If our troops are not allowed to fight via conventional rules of engagement then we should leave. Like VN we are fighting for a people that don’t give a damn and wish we were gone so they can get on with their regular lives ...

So we should stay in Iraq and Afghanistan? Should we invade Iran and all other Islamic s***holes? What about Mexico, Central America, and South America? Africa? Where does it end?