The War on Terror is thwarted with ineptitude. First of all, the United States of America fought non-state actors. Machiavelli would be rolling around in a fit of laughter, as the question arises if they are not a state how in fact are they a real and serious threat? Because only states can pose threats, so why would one bother engaging something that was not a state. War is seen as a last resort and nothing more. If a state's leader disagrees with another state's leader, they settle it like men and come to a decision. War is only an absolute last resort. The wars in the Middle East were mainly consisting of a lot of irregular like warfare, and fighting conventional warfare is never going to work because of defensive guerilla armies being able to choose when and where they want to fight, tiring down an opponent who is pouring literally massive amount of time and effort into the conflict. The common terrorist does not dress in the attire seen on the battlefields in von Clausewitz's time, which would have been bright and colourful outfits. The common terrorist wears normal attire akin to the common citizen, so it is easy to accidentally kill innocent people, which should never in fact happen.
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