Suppose that we send you additional troops and we tell those troops that, we support you, but we are convinced that you cannot accomplish your mission and we do not support the mission we are sending you on. What effect does that have on the morale of your troops?
Senator McCain discusses the impact of mixed signals on troop morale.
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Victory is achieved when the populace consents to the government's legitimacy and stops actively and passively supporting the insurgency.
I see nothing coming from this administration that it is willing to pursue such a policy now.
You are being asked to square the circle, to find a military solution to a political crisis.
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