And it is sad to think of how many enlisted troops lost their lives so that the career officers could further their career.
I don’t know much about war, but some of the stuff I’ve read about our troops losing their lives due to rules of engagement and kowtowing to muslim sensitivities is very disheartening.
It's called Rules of Engagement "creep."
I once took part in a small "Brush War" where our starting Rules of Engagement were, "If you feel threatened, shoot." These initial Rules of Engagement soon changed to, "If you are shot at, you can return fire." As that meant when we met the enemy we had to give him the first shot, and I thought the rules couldn't get any worse than that, but they did.
Just Before we were pulled out of the fracas, the Rules of Engagement were changed to, "You may return fire only if you receive effective fire." This, of course, meant that the enemy not only had to shoot at you but he had to also hit you before you could return fire.
That country is now one of the few Communist States left in the world.