“Ok guys, the theater war thats been happening for the past 23 years has finished the third act. Now we shift to the real deal.”

Thats my takeaway from that headline.

For instance, after 9/11, the U.S. military refocused away from its Cold War emphasis on preparing for combat against a powerful nation – the Soviet Union – and toward fighting small terrorist and insurgent groups instead.

I mean, we did fight the conventional militaries of, what, three countries in that period? Not comparable in size to the US, and not on par with China, but I feel like that’s a little bit more activity than just “small terrorist and insurgent groups”.

This shift has been happening for over a decade… How is this news? Obama ordered the pivot during his presidency and the DoD has been acting on that ever since.

fighting terrorism

Being terrorists ftfy

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