Is America's military a force that hasn't won a war since 1991? I will quibble. Although this is an improvement on the usual claim that America hasn't won a war since 1945. Nonetheless, I cheer on the changes imposed on our senior leadership notwithstanding my quibbles.
What about this charge against the Pentagon?
It is a military that has not won a war since 1991 in the Persian Gulf, and that was spread thin fighting endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and waging the Global War on Terror.
Usually the claim is about all post-World War II American conflicts. I can't even count all the articles I've read in recent decades that our last victory was World War II. So ... progress!
It is also necessary to consider the point spread our military uniquely operates under in non-great power wars. And don't forget the big picture context!
But our good record is despite our senior leadership that has built speed bumps in the path of America's military this century. Voting can deal with the civilians. Purges are needed for the flag and general officers who were deliberately selected by past civilian leadership who created our distractions.
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