I can't speak on behalf of everyone but I think a huge part not putting boots on the ground. Now Trump and the Admin isn't going to come out and say they won't because why broadcast to your enemy what you are doing. We learned from the Obama Admin that if you say we are going to surge troops for a year and then pullback the person you are fighting will just dial back there activity till after the surge passes.
I can't speak on behalf of everyone but I think a huge part not putting boots on the ground. Now Trump and the Admin isn't going to come out and say they won't because why broadcast to your enemy what you are doing. We learned from the Obama Admin that if you say we are going to surge troops for a year and then pullback the person you are fighting will just dial back there activity till after the surge passes.