The worst thing you can do is allow a coalition to determine what your mission is.
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
What will follow will not be a repeat of any other conflict. It will be of a force and scope and scale that has been beyond what has been seen before.
The way to do well is to do well.