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Why do we always talk about politicians winning a war

For the most part I view politicians as mostly having a lot of input on losing conflicts. The winning conflicts are far more driven by the military leaders. Just an oddity for me how much credit is given to the politicians for the military victories in the modern era.

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Posted: 09/20/2018 at 11:25PM

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