Not All It Can Be: The US Military Is Failing

by Reposted by Military Truth | May 18, 2020 | Of Immediate Interest, Whistleblowers, Why Can't the World's Best Military Win Its Wars?

The US military is one of the few institutions that the vast majority of the public praises, but its strategic failures on the battlefield and lack of accountability in its ranks expose an organization that is deeply flawed and out of step with 21st-century needs. This according to Tim Bakken, the first civilian promoted to professor of law in West Point’s history. He eventually blew the whistle on corruption at the military academy and, after the Army retaliated against him, became one of the few federal employees to win a retaliation case against the US military.