#346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Lechner, a 27-year U.S. Army veteran and former Ranger officer, recounts his combat experiences from Mogadishu to Ramadi and Ukraine, emphasizing the importance of cultural adaptation in counterinsurgency, the failures of top-down foreign policy, and the necessity o
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