> ya gotta be nuts of you think the American people are going to stand for yet another fruitless invasion of this miserable sh*thole of a 7th century nation <
But it won’t be an invasion. It will be a clearing expedition, with only a limited amount of combat troops. Of course those troops will need a base. And that base will need security and support forces. And an airfield or two.
Oh, wait. I guess that is an invasion.
1959: “We’re only sending a few advisors to Vietnam”