I don't know that it's flighty. It's been consistent in that they allow politicians to control the ROE, which is to say, "don't kill too many people" "Be as nice as you can to your enemy", etc..
To my way of thinking, WWII tactics should be observed with any warfare, whether it's a couple of terrorists, a single country harboring terrorists, whatever. Kill as many as it takes until they give up. Break as much stuff as you can in the process. Meet aggression with overwhelming aggression. It worked through 2 World Wars. I think it would work today.
People don't have the stomach for fire bombing civilian cities today.
And to be honest, unless you're fighting a nation state, that doesn't really help.
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