A bunch of neanderthals with primitive rifles is still giving the US problems in Afghanistan.
How many federal troops would it take to occupy Texas enough that US people would feel comfortable walking down the street without getting shot? Or rather, just Dallas. How many troops to occupy Dallas so an FBI agent can conduct an investigation?
How much of our military are we actually committing? We could wipe them off the map entirely if we decided to give no fucks about it. The US isn't even mobilized for war, the war has basically zero impact at home.
Texas doesn't stand a chance?
A bunch of neanderthals with primitive rifles is still giving the US problems in Afghanistan.
How many federal troops would it take to occupy Texas enough that US people would feel comfortable walking down the street without getting shot? Or rather, just Dallas. How many troops to occupy Dallas so an FBI agent can conduct an investigation?
How much of our military are we actually committing? We could wipe them off the map entirely if we decided to give no fucks about it. The US isn't even mobilized for war, the war has basically zero impact at home.
That's why the military cannot do as much as you think it can.
They are limited by public sentiment.
We can't win Afghanistan because we're not willing to do what needs to be done. Afghanis know this.
Forever wars where quarter-million-dollar humvees get blown up by $10 IEDs are more profitable.