>Similarly, while CENTCOM has not acted outside of civilian control, it has accumulated disproportionate influence over U.S. global posture.
this is legitimately, in context, one of the most incredible sentences that I have ever read in my entire life. and I don’t mean this in a positive way.
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Eh it’s heyday was during GWOT, centcom doesn’t have near the resources it once did its just the most active regional command. As we saw in the last Trump administration, the kurds getting chucked under a bus, local preferences don’t matter one iota once the civilian chain has made a decision.
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>Similarly, while CENTCOM has not acted outside of civilian control, it has accumulated disproportionate influence over U.S. global posture.
this is legitimately, in context, one of the most incredible sentences that I have ever read in my entire life. and I don’t mean this in a positive way.
Eh it’s heyday was during GWOT, centcom doesn’t have near the resources it once did its just the most active regional command. As we saw in the last Trump administration, the kurds getting chucked under a bus, local preferences don’t matter one iota once the civilian chain has made a decision.