… not having a steady North Star on where we're headed and the responsibility to make sure that our precious people and our precious treasure is carefully expended. So I think The wrong lesson from this would be that we shouldn't be confident in using American leadership in American force to protect U.S. interests abroad. That would be the wrong lesson. But the right lesson is one of humility and care, because the precious use of military men and women and resources comes at a cost. (05:57–06:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that the wrong lesson from past wars is to avoid using American force abroad.
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