What James Lechner has said about War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 8, 2026
James Lechner, Retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and former Army Ranger, Battle of Mogadishu veteran, and author of With My Shield, has been quoted on War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 2 times in 1 episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, most recently on October 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lechner holds senior U.S. military leaders, more than political leaders, responsible for failures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“I really hold the senior military leaders at fault for a lot of what went on in Iraq and Afghanistan later on”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 2:45:52
Lechner argues the Afghanistan war was managed so badly that Vietnam looks well run by comparison.
“Vietnam compared to Afghanistan, it looks like it was run by a military genius like Clausewitz”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 2:55:13
Episodes
#346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk DownThe Shawn Ryan Show · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 h 20 min
Retired Army Ranger James Lechner tells Shawn Ryan about fighting and being wounded in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, turning around Ramadi, Afghanistan policy failures, and the war in Ukraine.
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