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Hard lessons2012-10-28 · Archive

General Failure: How the American military rewards failure at the highest ranks

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“We failed in Iraq and Afghanistan because we needed 10x more troops on landing and about 15x more resources and a great deal more international …”

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General Failure: How the American military rewards failure at the highest ranks

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