The last real war fought by the US military was WW II.
Pursuant to the US Constitution the US military is subject to civilian control. That means that politicians can trump any military decision. Politicians who pander to public opinion are in the ultimate position to dictate military strategy.
However, in WW II the US military basically [...]
The west can continue to kill Al-Qaida and Taliban wherever they are found, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Philippines, but to what end, what result? After 10 years of killing Al-Qaida and Taliban in Afghanistan and Iraq, there is still no victory in sight. The civil war in the Philippines rages on unabated.
China can continue [...]
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