> I am not sure if you've noticed, but the US and Israel have some of the most advanced militaries in the world
Hilarious. Well that explains those quick, decisive victories in Iraq and Afghanistan!
> If the US were at war with Iran, the Iranians would need the help of some other powerful nation to have anything that even resembles a chance of winning
I have difficulty imagining what you are thinking typing this. What do you think "winning" is? If you mean "defeating the US Army on a level playing field" then of course they cannot win. Such a conflict, of course, has never occurred in the history of warfare.
If you mean "causing the US Army enough pain that they give up and go home" then they absolutely could win. Iraq and Afghanistan are wonderful demonstrations of this. The US Polity has no stomach for extended, bloody guerrilla warfare.
Hilarious. Well that explains those quick, decisive victories in Iraq and Afghanistan!
> If the US were at war with Iran, the Iranians would need the help of some other powerful nation to have anything that even resembles a chance of winning
I have difficulty imagining what you are thinking typing this. What do you think "winning" is? If you mean "defeating the US Army on a level playing field" then of course they cannot win. Such a conflict, of course, has never occurred in the history of warfare.
If you mean "causing the US Army enough pain that they give up and go home" then they absolutely could win. Iraq and Afghanistan are wonderful demonstrations of this. The US Polity has no stomach for extended, bloody guerrilla warfare.