We’ve lost ‘shock and awe’ as an effective war strategy

“The soldier, above all others, prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.”

– Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Most who have served will agree. War should always be a last, not first resort. But, once all reasonable avenues are exhausted, you must fight to win; if you don’t, freedom and democracy are forfeit. The only rule that matters in war is to win and win as quickly as possible to minimize casualties. We seem to have lost that understanding.