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A lesson the U.S. tends to forget every administration or so...

"We generally do a pretty good job of the breaking things and killing people at the inception of the wars," said Peter Bergen. He's the author of a new book, All The Presidents' Wars, which looks at U.S. conflicts over the past quarter-century. Bergen, a national security analyst at CNN, said the U.S. keeps falling short when it comes to ending wars.

"We, the United States, tend to not plan for the day after — the peace that follows the war," said Bergen.

Why is it so hard for the U.S. to win wars?
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/18/g-s1-134037/why-is-it-so-hard-for-the-u-s-to-win-wars

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