We could not win a world war as we stand today
You may be right. America, in WWII, fought the war on 2 fronts - Europe, and the Pacific. In Europe, Russia is credited with ‘breaking’ the Nazi Military. But, they could not have done it without American supplies & materiel.
In the Pacific, there was the United Kingdom. But America, and the USMC, did the yeoman’s work, sacrificing thousands.
One must always ‘wonder’, given the might of America’s industrial base, could we still have that vast, un-tapped reservoir to fight another war, on 2 Fronts...
But beyond that, never forget - WE WALKED ON THE MOON !
We could win a world war today, IF we had:
A President dedicated to win
A President who was loyal to this country.
A ruling party who didn’t punish American Industry.
A ruling party that didn’t try to eliminate the firearms industry.
Enough young people who were not so self absorbed.
An American media that was loyal to this country.
Since the United States Army did most of the fighting and dying, and beach assaults, in the Pacific, you should always remember to mention them when addressing our efforts in the Pacific.
“But beyond that, never forget - WE WALKED ON THE MOON !”
I guess we could try moon walking into Tehran.
Has anybody else heard the US war effort “bad mouthed’ by Brits because we entered the war “late”? Aside from significant US combat contributions in Europe which are reluctantly acknowledged, the pivotal role US supplies and materiel played in winning the war against both Germany and Japan is often given short shrift by such critics. As I always say when hear such sentiments, nobody won the war by itself, the Allies won the war. As for the former USSR, it takes full credit for the defeat of Nazi Germany.
The outcome of the next world war will be determined before most civilians (and most enlisted men) even know it has started. The fighting may go on for a while, but the outcome of the first engagement will determine the winner.