Why can’t the U.S. win its wars?
4/24/202631 min
Nearly two months into the war on Iran one thing remains clear: Iran has secured strategic leverage that before this war began, seemed unlikely.
And it's left many asking why the United States’ military - the most powerful in the history of the world — so often finds itself unable to win wars or satisfy its strategic objectives?
All kinds of military analysts and historians believe the U.S. has lost or failed to meet its strategic objectives in virtually every war it has participated in since 1945. This includes the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Today, we’re joined by Seth Harp, journalist, and author of the bestselling book ‘The Fort Brag Cartel’. Seth served one tour in Iraq as a member of the U.S. military, and previously worked as the assistant Attorney General for the state of Texas.
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[music] Hey, everyone. I'm Jamie Poisson. Just one month into his first term as president, Donald Trump told a group of US governors...
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When I was young in high school and college, everybody used to say we never lost a war. Now, we never win a war.
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Trump's claim is shared by all kinds of military historians and analysts who believe that the US has lost or failed to meet its strategic objectives in virtually every war it has fought since nineteen forty-five. This includes the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Afghanistan, and Iraq. And while it's not over yet, Iran, where the government remains intact, the local population has not risen up, the country has a kind of contested ownership over the Strait