None of these fight with dust in their faces. None of them watch that region through a rifle optic. Their world is known and it's called Diplomacy and International Affairs, but little is known in terms of being teachable and trainable on ground zero interactions.
About Mogadishu one thing was clear, going in would have needed armoured vehicles, about Benghazi one thing was clear, Special Forces Operators can win against an outnumbering attacker, but also that local support achieved by conicedence was the grain on the balance towards survival for those brave men.
The Top Level in the region around Aleppo is complicated and in the future we cannot rely on coincidence only to succeed in our mission on the Ground Zero level:
Protetcting the American way of life: Freedom!
In the same way that Resilience Research helped to cut down suicide numbers the U.S. military needs Ground Zero Interaction Research of which some must be shared supported by the highest levels across UN despite struggle and despute in the name of peace as the only true base for Freedom.
#provos #MIB
