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16. Wow! I had to look up the Jolene Doctrine.

Sun May 17, 2026, 02:39 PM

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Very clever , and REVEALING!
Here's a video of the interview where General McChrystal makes that analogy.

https://m.

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The Jolene part begins around 23:30 -- but I found the entire interview to be worthwhile.

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