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 Importance of Military Performance in a Previous Era
Vietnam, 1973 to 1975 didn't have any bearing on the specific challenges we faced in desert storm. There were some hard lessons learned out of Vietnam, the military adapted and changed and became a more effective fighting force for future conflicts. The US defeated Isis with its coalition at minimal cost under President Obama. And then President Trump carried forward the Obama strategy.
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