The Military LeaderWhy "It Is What It Is" is a Stupid Phrase - The Military Leader https://themilitaryleader.com/stupid-phrase-it-is-what-it-is/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 02:50:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/themilitaryleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-Icon-01-Copy.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Why "It Is What It Is" is a Stupid Phrase - The Military Leader https://themilitaryleader.com/stupid-phrase-it-is-what-it-is/ 32 32 65997914 Why “It Is What It Is” is a Stupid Phrase https://themilitaryleader.com/stupid-phrase-it-is-what-it-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stupid-phrase-it-is-what-it-is https://themilitaryleader.com/stupid-phrase-it-is-what-it-is/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:45:01 +0000 The Military Leader https://themilitaryleader.com/?p=1746 It’s Baghdad, 2007. I’m a company commander deploying to a contentious area during the height of The Surge. As my unit starts to shadow the unit we’re replacing, and I spend time with my counterpart and his battalion’s staff, I begin to hear a new phrase pop up:  “It is what it is.” I wouldn’t […]

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