“That said, strategic decision making is way above their pay grade.”
They are American citizens and voters, of which we all are the strategic decisions makers. We tell our elected representatives what we want. We don’t just elect them and sit back awaiting for them to tell our military what wars they want to fight.
When you are in uniform you don’t get to have an political opinion. Period. If these guys worked for me, we would be having a very serious discussion.