Overly optimistic judgments are not limited to military operations, and America’s military has no preordained right to victory.

Evidence

Self-Deception and the ‘Conspiracy of Optimism’ (War on the Rocks)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: American military reports were overly optimistic and non-critical. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 825; America’s military has no preordained right to victory on the battlefield. — Jim Mattis Fires a Clear Warning Shot

Related

• America’s military has no preordained right to victory on the battlefield. (similarity 0.88)
• American military reports were overly optimistic and non-critical. (similarity 0.78)