They said that about 'Nam, remember? And you really shouldn't be so dependent on limited thinking. Iran doesn't need to have top tier military weaponry or technology; the street thugs in Iraq has caused the "strongest" country in the world to be subject to global humiliation, hundreds of billions of dollars, and a crumbling economy.
Global humiliation? If your meaning is that hiding behind women,children and holy sites is humiliation for the U.S. better think again. Unfortunately for said "street thugs" and various other groups intended they certainly do not believe in one concept of the U.S. military doctrine:
1) Preserve life at all costs.
They (street thugs) throw it away and murder women and children the sick and the elderly under their "vision" of what god wants. To even think for a moment that if the U.S. didnt hold such things as prescious in their doctrine they would have steam rolled both Iraq and Iran and there would be very little for them to do about it except execute more of the very same women, children,sick,elderly or not coformative to their ludicrious religious eddicts.
Apparently this is not included in the doctrine of those that caused "the strogest country in the world" etc etc.
And bye the way they havent even scratched the very surface.
And it says what for them? This is what God wants? Horseshit they are nothing but narrow minded killers and cowards that fail to realize that every single being deserves equal rights beit man or woman and that their "version" of religion is absolute.
Hear me when I say this: They know nothing about what god wants only a perverted interpertation of it because if they did none of this would be going on in the first place.
Economy? Your making me laugh here. Obviously you dont read the reports released about our economy so this is certainly a moot point to hold with you.
Hundreds of Billions? It sure is. Hundreds of Billions that will do good things for those good people and will cement a relationship that will spawn democracy through out the region. And when the U.S. and their Allies emerge from this conflict they will be 10 times as stronger & effecient in warfare tactics and many other departments then any terrorist army thrown at them for years and years to come. FACE IT they are running out of places to hide. Once the M.E. is peaceful again there will be only the outlands and islands for the terrorists and that cant last forever either.
As far as the door to the WAB goes...When you have had enough common sense drilled into your head and can take no more then feel free to leave..the handicap ramp is on the right. Hope you enjoyed your stay.