Fight to win, Kevin Putzier? Establishing objectives and staying focused perhaps.

Ousting King Hussain from Kuwait was a successful use of military force. So too, the U.K., in ousting the Argentinian generals from the Falkland Islands. Neither were about gaining territory but to send a clear message to depots not to move into sovereign territory.

The big problem with the likes of Afghanistan is that we quickly became indifferent to why we were there. This sentiment was shared by four American presidents.