Gen. Barry McCaffrey: the danger of thinking war can be easy
Retired four-star Gen. Barry McCaffrey — four combat tours, three Purple Hearts — has seen every version of American power up close. In this replay from the Independent Americans archive, he tells Paul Rieckhoff why federal agents moving in a V formation through Los Angeles reminded him of Mosul, why NATO is functionally dead, and why the most dangerous idea in Washington right now is that war can be easy, quick, and bloodless. If you're in the angry middle and watching the military get dragged into domestic politics, this one is a gut check.
Gen. Barry McCaffrey doesn't do polite. In this replay conversation from the Independent Americans vault, the retired four-star…
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