“Overall posture: GUARDED (elevated but stable). The fragmentary signals of success (Machine/Mood) coexist with evidence of continuing force build-up (Mechanics) and soft public support (Mood). This mix points to a campaign that is operationally sound yet strategically unsettled—unlikely to spiral immediately, but vulnerable to shocks if expectations and realities diverge further. Divergence resolution: • DIV-INT-01 (inside Machine). The apparent contradiction between "on-track" rhetoric (50255) and the absence of stated end-goals (49878) is resolved by interpreting the former as tactical milestones rather than strategic termini. Clarifying that objectives refer to a defined phase—rather than total victory—reduces friction and keeps the machine pillar internally coherent. • DIV-CROSS-01 (Mood vs Mechanics). Public pronouncements of completion (51643) collide with continued deployments (50126, 52020). Diplomatic framing resets the timeline: deployments are presented as deterrence and stabilization, not escalation, aligning actions with the narrative of success. This reframing converts the structural friction into complementary roles—military presence sustains the political narrative of ‘victory with vigilance.’”