america’s dominance ensured not having a competent strategist at helm would not lead to immediate end of american preeminence. But it ensured the preeminence could be credibly challenged much sooner down the line than it otherwise could, and america would much less prepared to ward off such challenges when it came.America’s dominance for the past 30 years is so great that having a competent foreign strategist is not necessary.
Used like condoms and discarded. The fate of those who collaborate with australia.
Probably doesn’t want the witnesses of war crimes to make it out of kabul in case they start talking.