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How a False Defeat Narrative Has Distorted Our Military Debate
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How a False Defeat Narrative Has Distorted Our Military Debate

The military is accomplishing what it’s capable of accomplishing.

David French
Apr 15, 2021
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How a False Defeat Narrative Has Distorted Our Military Debate
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If you’re older than, say, 40 years old, I want you to take a short trip down memory lane. As much as possible, remember your mindset on September 12, 2001. Smoke still poured from the gaping hole in downtown Manhattan. The Pentagon still smoldered. We hadn’t yet learned the details of the passengers’ heroic sacrifice …

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