“How do you know it has failed? By what measure do you make this claim?”
Seriously? You really have to ask that question?
If it had succeeded then after 40 years or more of the US blasting million-dollar craters in the sand the Middle East and North Africa would be the most peaceful place on earth wouldn’t it?
But it isn’t is it? The US is currently bogged down in never-ending wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen and Libya. And now it’s getting into another war in Syria.
And it starts in the same way; the swhoosh of Tomahawk missiles taking off from a ship somewhere in the Mediterranean. On pin-point accurate attacks on acres of sand. This time it was an airbase (whose runway was left intact), but hey-ho I suppose it’s an improvement on disused aspirin factories. At least raytheon shareholders will be happy.
As you rightly say the US is the most powerful nation on earth and yet for all its fancy multi-gazillion dollar gizmos it can’t beat semi-literate goatherds in deserts and mountains.
Do you think that maybe, maybe, just perhaps, it’s time for a reassessment of this strategy? Or are we doomed to be like First World War generals sending our men over the top across No-Man’s Land for the 500th “Big Push” that is sure to be a success this time despite the previous 499 failures?
I thought Trump would be the strategic new thinker, the man who looked for a different way, who could come up with a fresh strategy.
But no, million-dollar craters in the sand it appears to be. The never-ending war continues.
WTH are you talking about? Who cares if the middle east and North Africa are peaceful or not? what does that have to do with America?
As you rightly say the US is the most powerful nation on earth and yet for all its fancy multi-gazillion dollar gizmos it can’t beat semi-literate goatherds in deserts and mountains.
yet we are the most powerful and prosperous nation on earth. I think we must be doing something right.
I thought Trump would be the strategic new thinker, the man who looked for a different way, who could come up with a fresh strategy. But no, million-dollar craters in the sand it appears to be. The never-ending war continues
I guess we'd all be better off with Hillary as POTUS, huh? seriously dude, get a grip. solving problems with large amounts of high explosives is the American way. Get used to it.