Even mad dog mattis who loves the military and it's in genes and blood even says we cant hold the nation together, we can create a safe environment for them REACH A POLITICAL AGREEMENT. Political agreement is simply they agree on how the govt is gonna function again, that's all it means really and that's where the hardest part is sxb not the war but getting these f*ck-wits to agree which is flamed by the tension inside, history of that people, their social structures, politician personal or ulterior agendas(vendettas, foreign allies they need to consider). Like the al islah group, yeah they have their local make mogadishu great again but they need to consider the brotherhood at all times, especially on FOREIGN MATTERS because brotherhood wants a partner in the area who can carry out tasks for them in their caliphate building, it could be our location, it could be they want man power here for foreign excursions, it could be bases, it could be they actually want us to rebuild and be strong and contribute to their alliance. The possibilities are endless with foreign allies but simple factor is going to confuse the local landscapes as the other local guy has his policies for the nation and most likely aligned with a foreign ally to return(if i win this place dude, im gonna be ya partner on foreign matters).
That's all mattis and military can do, is create safety so the politicians can operate, he can't use the military to be the government of the land, it's just impossible bro. It's a fuckin mess sxb. Mattis knows bro the war just remove a threat and maintain safety beyond that AAR ha dhaho he can do anything, he can't he has to pass it over to the local politicians to reach some agreement to refunction again.
Which proves the point I was highlighting. POLTICS IS HARDEST FIELD IN MANKIND. It aint military, it aint sciences, it aint any other field BAR GOD. Those two areas are not easy fields and rise up emotions and passions.
The most influential people in the world will always be the hardest areas in mankind to resolve.
1. GOD topic(prophets, preachers, and all who connect off it)
2. Politics(who-ever got ppl to agree on ideas NOT just country level but even individual levels, work levels, state levels, etc but it's most hardest at NATION level)
3. Military guys come in and get remembered. We know Alexander don't we? do you know Mansa Musa, richest man in history? does anyone study him?
The rest get forgetten mark my words, science aint great at all, they get replaced constantly their ideas and they die out with a small footnote of their contribution.