As we've witnessed from several tragedies this year, our troops are putting their lives on the line in dangerous theaters around the globe and on training missions here at home as well.
On the heels of commemorating the sacrifices of our soldiers this Memorial Day, it is incumbent upon our civilian political leadership to think long and hard about foreign policy and how best to craft policies that will ensure the lives of our troops are not needlessly put at risk.
At its core, this means when the U.S. goes to war and our troops are sent into harm's way, our leaders factor in the best interests of our troops.
Reasonable people can disagree over the prudence of a particular military engagement, but once our troops are sent into battle, the first priority must always be to achieve the mission with as little loss of life to U.S. soldiers, not to the other side - not even to innocent civilians.
If our political class is too squeamish about collateral damage and is intent on gratuitously risking the lives of our troops, they should not go to war in the first place.
The political leadership can do better at prioritizing strategic interests and defining the mission of our troops, unencumbered by strictly political warfare.
Much of Iraq and the sacrifice of our troops had gone toward the Iranian hegemony long before Obama took office.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/every-day-is-memorial-day/
On the heels of commemorating the sacrifices of our soldiers this Memorial Day, it is incumbent upon our civilian political leadership to think long and hard about foreign policy and how best to craft policies that will ensure the lives of our troops are not needlessly put at risk.
At its core, this means when the U.S. goes to war and our troops are sent into harm's way, our leaders factor in the best interests of our troops.
Reasonable people can disagree over the prudence of a particular military engagement, but once our troops are sent into battle, the first priority must always be to achieve the mission with as little loss of life to U.S. soldiers, not to the other side - not even to innocent civilians.
If our political class is too squeamish about collateral damage and is intent on gratuitously risking the lives of our troops, they should not go to war in the first place.
The political leadership can do better at prioritizing strategic interests and defining the mission of our troops, unencumbered by strictly political warfare.
Much of Iraq and the sacrifice of our troops had gone toward the Iranian hegemony long before Obama took office.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/every-day-is-memorial-day/
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