United States President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, the United States, on August 31, 2021 [Carlos Barria/Reuters] 31 Aug 2021
Lawfare: The dawn of America’s latest (“forever”?) conflict: the Over-the-Horizon War of 2021
Ending a “forever war?” Forget it. It seems we are now embarking upon a new conflict, and one that—even if successful—will be difficult, long, and costly: the Over-the-Horizon (OTH) War of 2021.
In this second installment of our series analyzing the Afghanistan disaster (see Part 1 here) , let’s unpack the implications of some of President Biden’s recent statements about his intention to use OTH capabilities against terrorists.
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WNU Editor: A sobering read on why President Biden's push for "over-the-horizon" operations will not be be easy to implement.
6 comments:
An APIRCS trainer had a saying to explain certain things about people.
"The less you know, the easier it seems to do something."
A truly ignorant person believes all you have to do is say "Make it so" and it is done.
Joe Biden is a profoundly ignorant male.
Accounting, logistics, engineering, costs, opportunity cost ... all mean nothing to the now literal air head.
LBJ smiles!
Because we did so well lobbing cruise missiles at OBL in the years before 9/11.
I doubt very much that biden has any personal input on this subject. And judging by the manner in which the latest war was fought for 20 years, I'm not optimistic about another.
We've seen how well "over the horizon" works when you rely on the Taliban for targeting information. You end up incinerating a family of 10, trying to escape.
Presidents and Congress have oversight on wars being fought. If they don't, then why do we need them? They sketch out the overall goals and they provide hopefully leadership by exception and not micromanagement. But, if they are hands off, then why do we need them?
If Joe is an empty suit, who is a figurehead behind which a conglomeration of bureaucratic cabals exert their will and enrich themselves, woe to the nation and woe to Joe's reputation.
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