Afghanistan stands out as probably the most planned and carried out most insane war since Lepanto, the battle of Islam (by accident) lost its invincibility. The war deprived of political objectives, it damages the credibility of the West very much and would give the jihadists around the world and boost motivation. Time for Europe to consider a foreign policy strategy, what is the organization as a condition of the armed forces.
The problem with the European foreign policy is the hopeless confusion of voices on the continent. The at Lepanto was not much different, even a lot worse. Thus, it might be useful to draw lessons from the then victory in the European institutions, namely, a multilateral fleet with a single management. likely to create a single European army while being quite hopeless, provided that the national interests of member countries are excluded. Therefore I suggest the following:
The armed forces fall under a single command. The member countries decide how much money do they represent the forces available. Means they can gain any (foreign) influence use. Those who have no interest paid nothing (or threatens). Member countries may, under certain conditions to fall back even to individual units if needed.
The single command can insist on the establishment of clear operating conditions (which is missing in Iraq or Afghanistan). The influence of lobbying is expected to fall dramatically. At the same time preserve the Member States have an impact on operations, in particular by allowing them to prevent them.
Could you make the jihadism clear that political goals can be achieved by indiscriminate violence, that would be a step forward. This requires, however, especially from Europe, a clear strategy and the possibility of a counter-weight presented to the United States. This can be achieved with a comparatively small force, which seeks clear policy objectives, because the U.S. armed forces have always been certain deficiencies as regards the conditions of the use or the ability to specifically (on account of relevant information) should be done.
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