386 | Michael R. Gordon: The U.S. Isn't Ready for Great Power Conflict - And the Iraq War(s) That Led It There
The Realignment
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The Military's Response to the Status Quo
In the past 1520 years where Iraq War, 1991, we're going to launch when we want to launch. 2003, that's whatever we want to do. If it's 2002 in Afghanistan, it's our choice to stay a nation builder. And now we have to contain so Russian power and Chinese power. The goal is containment. Thegoal is to avert conflict. That just has to be an entirely different mental shift from my leadership and strategy perspective,. they'll be difficult to reckon with.
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