Well, it seems somewhat shortsighted to imagine that just because it would be categorically awful to fight another conventional war in densely populated urban c

Well, it seems somewhat shortsighted to imagine that just because it would be categorically awful to fight another conventional war in densely populated urban centers, that it will never happen again or that it isn't something you should think about and prepare for. I agree that the MIC is a toxic influence on policy, but lets not let that blind ourselves to conducting healthy analysis on what warfare might look like in the future.