> Not a great argument considering Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen (read: Houthis) So how long did the Afghani and Iraqi governments stand up to the US military?

> Not a great argument considering Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen (read: Houthis) So how long did the Afghani and Iraqi governments stand up to the US military? Weeks? Maybe a month? They got steamrolled by modern military technology. > and further back Vietnam and North Korea all wrecked the US military one way or nine anothers. Those countries had access to then state-of-the-art military technology. A 1960s tech vs 1960s tech war is not a good stand to reason about a 1960s tech vs 2020s tech war. > If we are concerned about national security, I would look into why we can't win wars against bass ackwards goat herders and jungle men... The US has qualms about many tactics that could defeat an insurgency (e.g. massacres, attacking hostile civilian organizations), your hypothetical advanced US adversary may not have those qualms, so I wouldn't rely on them. Also its political system doesn't have the attention span to really stay long enough to subdue a population through other means. > ...instead of silicon that won't even see military applications for at least a few more decades. The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time to plant a tree is today.