My colleague, Mr. Jimenez asked you a question, Ms. Carlin, about risk aversion. And what he was referring to is our naval officers and many of our military officers have become careerists. And I'd say That's why we lost Vietnam, that's why we lost Afghanistan, that's why we lost Iraq. So when our general officers and our field grade officers are focused more on their career than they're accomplishing the mission, which is protecting our citizens and our allies, we lose. (04:40–04:45)
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Asserts that careerism among officers is the reason for losing wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
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