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

Source: www.npr.org · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:45:13 GMT

U.S. presidents have promised short, decisive wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. All have proved much more difficult than advertised and fallen far short of the political goals set at the beginning.

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