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Yeah but the US also wants everyone to like and respect and trust them.
You can't do both.
Also kinda hard to win when you have no plan after said sucker punch.
Vs small nations/groups that have no real ability to fight back.... eh kinda works (not in Afghanistan or Iraq though). For some reason I keep thinking about Black Adder goes forth and him talking about how his war experience vs the "Watutsi" was not applicable as they where armed only with fruit. This conflict is the states in the trenches trying to fight like their enemies have no strike abilities, and now all the us bases are gone they don't have the local logistics.