U.S. soldiers take a break as they end their patrol around Combat Outpost Zormat in Paktya province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull
Washington's Pattern Of Military Overreach -- John Quiggin, National Interest
On October 1, 1950, the forces of a U.S.-led coalition, acting under the authority of a UN resolution, drove the forces of the Korean People’s Army across the 38th parallel and back into North Korea. It was the culmination of a string of stunning military victories.
From the surprise North Korean invasion in June, U.S.-led forces had taken just four months to mount an amphibious landing at Inchon, break out from defensive lines around Pusan and drive the KPA into headlong retreat.
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My Comment: I could understand U.S. foreign/military policy during the Cold War where overreach and appearing"strong" was an important image to cultivate on the international stage. The problem is today .... and I have trouble seeing who is the "big adversary" that we are now facing. Bottom line .... if we must go to war the objectives must be obvious .... and the exit strategy even more so. Ending up in stupid wars like Iraq and Afghanistan where blood and treasure are consumed at an incredible rate is stupid .... and worse .... ultimately dangerous to our national security. But with the budget crisis and debt now consuming Washington .... I suspect that this (more than anything else) will put a damper to U.S. military overreach and finding ourselves entangled in a prolonged and low intensity war in some God-forsaken country.