'The Risk…Is Not Winning'

It’s rare for a four-star general to speak in such stark, unscripted terms. But when the commander of our nation’s elite special operations forces (SOF) sounds the alarm on deterrence, modernization, and the future of irregular warfare—we should listen. Carefully. Not with partisan ears. Not through budget spreadsheets. But through the sobering lens of a strategic horizon being reshaped not by missiles, but by messages.