I guess you haven't heard of Col. HACKworth. He's even more decorated then this general and the most brilliant strategist in our life times (according to him of course).
He believes this is another Vietnam also. Of course he believes everything is another Vietnam...but he was right about Afghanistan...boy did we get our butts kicked that winter. NOT.
Well, there is Wes Clark...he's a heavily decorated general also and he agrees...yep, another Vietnam.
I hate to tell you this but Generals are usually politicians also.
the problem is that we try to "play nice"....I/we went thru that in Nam...can't shoot here..can't engage the enenmy here cause we are in a friendly fire zone..i was in phu bai for christsakes...the friendly fire zone designation came because there was a very very small village about 500 meters from our perimeter wire.
If a sapper came into our wire and set off a trip flare or was spotted, we had to call the officer of the guard prior to engage unless we were being fired upon.
You can fight a "nice" war, but you damn sure can't win one!!