But we play so little attention to diplomacy that soldiers find themselves as the only people on the ground doing these things. Exactly. Syria is a great example. The United States controls effectively a big chunk of Syria and the people that are running it are all in military uniforms. The State Department has no presence there at all. So the people that are in the military have to take on diplomatic jobs. (48:44–48:52)
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