Brave man, this Kurilla.
Sounds like a fantastic soldier. But soldiers are very poor sources for policy advice. Hammer sees everything as a nail. Just as stupid to have nothing but business magnates or religious leaders deciding which wars we should be in.
His sole contribution should be capabilities. Not “should we”.
Journalist Michael Yon embedded with Kutilla’s unit. The articles were the best of any embeds during the war. Yon was the one who wrote the account cited in the article.
As I recall, Yon, a veteran turned reporter picked up a rifle and ventilated a couple ragheads during this engagement, likely saving Kitilla’s life.
And of course he got in trouble for it.