What they oppose is fighting long wars in the form of a series of tactical half-measures while hamstringing our military, which incurs massive costs on Americans without a discernable positive outcome. They are sick and tired of losing precious lives and expending treasure for unclear or impossible causes under the leadership of indecisive politicians.
The United States will not be chasing rainbows and forcing democracy upon the sectarian mess that was once the nation of Syria. One of the most consistent themes from the Trump foreign policy team has been its disinterest in foisting democracy on undemocratic people. Trump has also proven he can be decisive on big decisions—for example, his willingness to accept the offer to meet with Kim Jong Un on the spot.
Trump has importantly corrected how the United States wages war by getting out of the military’s way to let it execute its mission as quickly and effectively as possible. On this point, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said, “No longer will we have slowed decision cycles because Washington, DC, has to authorize tactical movements on the ground…I have absolute confidence as does the President, our commander in chief, in the commanders on the ground as he’s proven by delegating this authority to me with the authority to further delegate it and they’ve carried it out aggressively.”
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