Unfortunately, since just after World War II, the US leadership(?) has lacked the resolve to fully commit to a military operation(with a few notable exceptions). Korea, Vietnam, Iraq I, Iraq II, Asscrackistan, etcetera all illustrate this. The US Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines are among the best trained and best equipped in the world, but they continually have had their shoelaces tied together by the policy makers that their officers report to. In an effort not to be seen as a bully by the rest of the world, the US has exercised excessive restraint in these types of conflicts. My opinion is that when you go to war, you go all out. Either let our forces do the job they were trained to do, or stay the hell out.
