Here’s the link but honestly not worth reading

https://archive.ph/zuMGa

Except for this

Critics maintain that the rapid and large-scale expenditure of munitions has “wrung out” U.S. power and that Washington’s inability to subdue Iran sends a message of American weakness around the world. On the contrary, the war showed that the United States is still willing and able to engage in large-scale military action. Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot safely assume the Pentagon will stay on the sidelines if they attack NATO or Taiwan.

The war also gave the U.S. military the opportunity to practice. China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades. The Pentagon just conducted a months-long exercise in Iran of new tactics and technology that will be useful in a future conflict in Europe or Asia.

anya-heh

  • Rojo27 [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    22 hours ago

    The war also gave the U.S. military the opportunity to practice. China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades.

    IDK… I don’t think the nation that has constatnly been at war for decades is in need of more opportunities to “practice”. Not fighting wars seems like that smarter thing to do. But what would I know? I’m not being paid 6-7 figures to write shit like this.

    • Hestia [she/her, fae/faer]@hexbear.net
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      21 hours ago

      I’m sure getting owned by cheap mass produced drones and missiles was surely a learning experience that will help them fight a country that has the ability to mass produce…

      Hypersonic missiles…