Why is it so hard for the U.S. to win wars?

NPR News examines a question that has dogged American foreign policy for a generation: why is it so hard for the United States to win its wars? As NPR tells it, presidents promised short, decisive campaigns in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran, yet each proved far more difficult than advertised and fell well short of the political goals set at the outset. The feed offers this as analysis rather than breaking news, and does not include further detail.

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