"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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I think we *win* when we sent our military forces into underdeveloped
countries to provide disaster relief, food, medical care, potable
water,
repairing of light infrastructure, et cetera, with everything marked
as
"A Gift from the People of the United States," or when we align with
other major powers to serve as peacekeepers. Taking sides in civil
wars
when the new guys are as bad as the old guys doesn't seem to work out
for us.

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Those goals are not ... and have never been ... the purpose of our
military.

The military is for fighting and winning wars or major military
conflicts.
Peacemaking, disaster relief, medical care, etc., is best performed
by other organizations.