Interesting,
I have two nephews that graduated West Point.
One a very liberal Dem, the other a very conservative born again, Republican.
Fun to listen to them discuss issues too.
While I understand your position, I really have no confidence in those who you point to as learned.
Just becuase you may have held a certain job, algore,jimmy carter doewn’t mean you have a clue.
Yes I care to hear what those on the ground have to say, I just feel the administration has an agenda, a preconceived ideqa of what they want and are naive.
So anonomyus Ben Ficklin,
tell us about yourself,
what do you do?
Work for the democrat party? work in a dirty movie theatre?
You say you want the the US to win, but it is not about winning, it is about stabilizing.
You say we should listen to to what the military says, and if we were talking about strategies and tactics, that would be correct, but strategies and tactics are not being questioned. These are doctrinal issues and we certainly don't turn to the military to determine doctrines.