Sometimes walking away from the table is the best way to signal strength.
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Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated by a conflict with no clear end in sight. Despite initial overwhelming success and ongoing tactical victories against an enemy outmatched in skill and technological prowess, the war’s continuation has not brought the U.S. any closer to victory.
Mike Nelson is a retired Army Special Forces officer and a member of the Atlantic Council’s Counterterrorism Project. He is formerly of the Institute for the Study of War and the National Security Institute. You can find him on x.com at @mikenelson586.
