Quote Originally Posted by Dayuhan View Post
They are in fact the subject of the discussion. If we want to bring the practice of war within realistic budgetary constraints we must start with policy adjustments.
I think the best I can say here is wars are expensive. Don't fight unless...
Are we at war with Afghanistan? Is the populace of Afghanistan "the other side"?
Could be you picked a side in a Civil War that you intervened in? ...or didn't...
Again, if we don't get the policy end straight we end up assigning military forces goals that cannot be achieved by military force and may not be achievable by any means. If we do that, no amount of strategy or tactics is going to salvage the situation.
Exactly my point. Show me the policy, and we can then discuss the strategy.