SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: Yes, our military can sustain operations and crush any enemy in nearly any battle (while losing the war). But to what end? What’s in it for the American people?

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Yes, our military can sustain operations and crush any enemy in nearly any battle (while losing the war). But to what end? What’s in it for the American people?

https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2049553122633167211

Joe Kent

The undisputed valor of our troops and the tactical brilliance of our military operations do not equal strategic success. 

If they did, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, and Yemen would look very different today. 

We can bomb and blockade Iran, or get dragged into something far worse, but none of it will force Iranian leaders to behave the way we want. 

We can accept this reality now and clearly define what our actual interests are in the region, or we can be forced to accept it later—after losing more American lives and trillions of taxpayer dollars. 

Yes, our military can sustain operations and crush any enemy in nearly any battle (while losing the war). But to what end? What’s in it for the American people? 

It's foolish to think we can keep launching these senseless foreign interventions and maintain our status as the world’s most powerful nation. 

This is the glaring blind spot that our foreign policy has failed to address for decades.