The US Military is Winning. No, Really, It Is!
The Pentagon has spun decades-long stalemates into Beltway gold, while leveraging its inability to beat the Taliban, al-Shabaab, or even al-Qaeda into a justification to rearm for great-power competition. Its battlefield defeats have proven to be signature wins for the Pentagon’s civilian high command, the generals, their industry partners, and their many camp followers. Continue Reading