Observing the events depicted in my previous post and contrasting them to what happened in Iran, we have to conclude that the U.S. military is grievously, woefully behind in what concerns modern warfare.
The U.S. military was never much good, having lost every war it participated in for a hundred years. The U.S. won in World War II only as a result of gifting half of Europe to Stalin. (If you believe that this is untrue, then you must think that half of Europe was handed over to Stalin for absolutely no gain. That makes the situation worse. So take your pack.)
The defeat in Iran is, of course, strategic in the sense that the initial plan was stupid and not grounded in reality. The idea that the Iranian people would rise up if the leadership of the country were eliminated was moronic, and as we all have seen, nothing like this remotely happened. On the military level, the war was waged in the most unproductive, outdated, ridiculous way, where extremely expensive missiles were used for no purpose and no visible gain. There was an outlandish degree of gullibility in regards to Israel.
None of this matters by itself because Iran is utterly unimportant both to our country specifically and at the global level. But for our future preparedness to defend ourselves and advance our interests, this should be an enormous wake-up call. With the truly outlandish budget that our military has, it should be able to produce better results. Or any results other than a humiliating defeat at the hands of some 3rd-rate silly theocracy
If people think I am being harsh, I recommend they read the MOU between the US and Iran. It’s capitulation, and Iran is not the one capitulating. We are extremely fortunate that this unpreparedness was revealed in such a minor, unimportant conflict. There is a great opportunity for learning and improvement, and I hope that opportunity is used.
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