Dovetailing with those two points I think it’s necessary to recognize that this war and the Maduro kidnapping bear no resemblance to that of Iraq or Ukraine. Seems quite far fetched at this point that conventional US ground troops will set foot in Iran. Completely postmodern warfare to compliment our postmodern politics
Good and important point! I didn't mean to so glibly flatten out any differences between the conflicts; I was just looking at rhetorical justifications and objectives, as well as the public response to them. But I agree 110%–it looks like this war is going to be conducted without ground troops, though it is striking that there were already American casualties within the first 24 hours. The US-led bombing of Yugoslavia was the first war conducted entirely by air, and it definitely fed a mythos that the US could fight wars with zero American casualties. "Completely postmodern warfare to compliment our postmodern politics" says it perfectly. Much to think about in the days ahead.
Dovetailing with those two points I think it’s necessary to recognize that this war and the Maduro kidnapping bear no resemblance to that of Iraq or Ukraine. Seems quite far fetched at this point that conventional US ground troops will set foot in Iran. Completely postmodern warfare to compliment our postmodern politics
Good and important point! I didn't mean to so glibly flatten out any differences between the conflicts; I was just looking at rhetorical justifications and objectives, as well as the public response to them. But I agree 110%–it looks like this war is going to be conducted without ground troops, though it is striking that there were already American casualties within the first 24 hours. The US-led bombing of Yugoslavia was the first war conducted entirely by air, and it definitely fed a mythos that the US could fight wars with zero American casualties. "Completely postmodern warfare to compliment our postmodern politics" says it perfectly. Much to think about in the days ahead.