If you have stupid leadership hell bent on preserving some damned collection of buildings rather than just leveling them to preserve the lives of the troops in the field.
The correct answer may be that it is time to create a “rational commander in chief” unit that is authorized to remove a president who issues insane rules of engagement.
Go in to win or don't go.
The only “mega-city strike force” should be a surgical unit that goes in on snatch or targeted assassination raids, PERIOD.