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American veterans know the cost of a military-first foreign policy
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Responsible Statecraft
It is common to invoke military voices when arguing for military force and to treat restraint as a “civilian” position.
U.S. professional military education teaches Carl von Clausewitz’s theory that military force must remain subordinate to political ends.
Colin Powell, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, argued that military force should only be used to achieve clear, definable objectives supported by public opinion.
Third, military forces operate inside specific political environments that they did not create or fully understand.
While training and equipping can improve foreign security force capabilities, these efforts have little influence on civil-military relations, corruption, or other governance challenges.