> The US President routinely announces policy decisions on social media…

Yes, our current President also does stupid things, and our military forces shouldn't be using his incoherent ramblings on Twitter to make snap judgements on the battlefield without checking with their chain of command either.

> ...and our military forces shouldn't be using his incoherent ramblings on Twitter to make snap judgements on the battlefield without checking with their chain of command either.

You mean the chain of command that has been purged of experienced professionals?

We really are in a bad spot aren't we. In so many ways, strategically, reputationally, introspectively. It's hard to imagine coming back from this.

You don't come back, you slide back to normal country status while 2 generations of people pretend you're still an empire until you really can't anymore.

Most European countries know this feeling. :)

> It's hard to imagine coming back from this.

You don't even need to try because it's not happening.

> You’d bet your life on it?

This is why it succeeded: lizard brain decisions overcame training in the armed forces.