That's all really cute but it doesn't address the issue. People who are living in their homelands are more willing to fight and more entrenched than foreign in

That's all really cute but it doesn't address the issue. People who are living in their homelands are more willing to fight and more entrenched than foreign invaders, especially when they've been at war long enough that you can't simply target a couple of places to bring them to their knees. The US military is not a credible threat. They're simply another invader who will get tired of the conflict and go away. We're not going to war with Russia or China. We didn't do it when Russia annexed Crimea, or when they targeted US troops in Syria, and we aren't going to do it when China puts its boot on the neck of Taiwan. It's a stupid political game to pretend otherwise. Like I said, the military is a money pit.