They all have to make believe they are needed, going through the motions, like Hollywood, to justify their existence and tax costs. And if they are lucky and cause more trouble, in more places they get more “little jobs”. Imo the military has turned into a buggy whip thing.
Naturally they don’t ever want to “win” and call it a day. Like Vietnam. They wanted “the work” to last as long as possible. They have been “milking” the jobs. This crap started way way back with those kids throwing stones. They all grew up and have kids and grand kids with the same attitude. Culminating with 9/11.
I still think after 9/11/01, TPTB realized their “might makes right” was not working at all. So prepared and groomed Obama for 2008, picking a Muslim so as to get brownie points with the Middle East Muslims.