yeah, to novice like me it seems air power is all you need to win. wish someone could explain why it isn’t
Unlimited air warfare would be a different story. We have the capability to sterilize any part of the earth—guaranteed to stop all terrorists in any given location. Of course, everyone else would also be dead, and we would be worse than the terrorists.
US policy is a proportional response—we aren’t going to nuke a country until they have either killed hundreds of thousands, or are in the process of doing so. Google asymmetric warfare for more info on current warfare.