The Japanese and Nazi military's dwarfed anything Iraq had in place post Gulf War. Comparing asymetrical warfare with symetrical warfare can be a bit misleading. Defeating the Japanese empire militarily is quite different than fighting an enemy with no clear command structure. In fact, even determining who the enemy is can be a difficult proposition when sectarian violence accounts for a large percentage of the fighting and no one wears uniforms to identify who they are fighting for.
Completely true.