Your comment is a bit near sighted. WWII was the last ‘total war’. Yes, over in 6 years. But you cant blame the military handling of wars since for not being so devastatingly effective. The change is political. Politicians are reluctant to go back to ‘total war’ when we have tools like surgical strike and precision munitions to minimize civilian casualties. So its about the constraints we put on our warriors, not our warriors failing us.
Mattis is right to criticize Biden and the Obama admin for haphazardly pulling out of Iraq after our hard fought victories. Pissed away the sacrifices made.
Mattis’ recent comments regarding Trump are not a betrayal. They are a warning to Trump not to make the same mistakes as Obama. Trump is right to want an exit strategy, but every course of action has consequence, even withdrawal. Finding the ‘best’ way to end this is difficult and frustrated by an enemy that is still trying to fight. You should never ignore someone who is trying to kill you.
Amen.
1. Did he criticize George W. Bush, too?
2. There was nothing "haphazard" about the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. They were withdrawn in late 2011 under the terms of the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces agreement signed by George W. Bush in November 2008. How "haphazard" could it have been when it was a process that was designed to take place over three years?