We have the tools, manpower and expertise, but currently we aren’t ruthless enough to win.
America suffers for “Body-bag-aphobia” We do not want to lose any people—or kill any innocents. You can not win a war like that. In Iraq how many did we lose? About 5,000? In the Civil War we would lose that in a single day long battle. Yes, you can inflict damage by using rockets and bombs but you can not win. If war happens it will turn into WW III —world wars are not good! Lots of folks die. This time America may well have to stand alone. The Me generation would rather bow to China and wear a Mao Jacket than fight. If war comes—I do not think we have the will to win.