Technology has advanced quite a bit since Gulf war II. We really are getting to a point where we can perform a LOT of military tasks with preprogrammed ordinance and remotely controlled aircraft with massive and precise firepower.
The reason it was so easy to get the public behind the anti war movement in the 60’s is that everybody had a loved one or friend that was killed or wounded in Vietnam. During the last gulf war, they just didn’t have enough body bags to exploit.
If it gets hot enough to do more than this kind of “one off” stuff, we’ll need much fewer men in harms way than ever before. During GWII, there was only very limited remote controlled vehicle functionality. Now anyone, for less than 100, can get a very effective video surveillance drone, and with it’s budget, the US military has incredibly sophisticated stuff.
i.e. every war, going forward, will put less and less men in harm’s way, effectively enabling military actions with ever shrinking risk to our young men. I’m not really sure this is such a good thing. The cheaper the solution, the more likely you are to use that solution.
The other side of that coin is that it also makes the other side look at those tactics.
We have a lot of soft targets here.
I seem to recall the buzz when Reagan sent troops to Lebanon, only to have them killed en masse in the bombing of their barracks.
I pray for our men and women there.
Syria would love to see us in there.
It’s good to have a president who makes it clear on two counts.
1. He brings God into the game, and says He’s on our side
2. He is unashamedly speaking up for Western values.
Trump is the man with the potential to bring peace through out the world.