The only military troubles that we have is that our politicians won’t allow them to do their job. Turn our military loose, let them fight the battle and they will get this thing over with and come home. Remember the old saying? “Let loose the dogs of war”. If the people of the Middle East, especially Iran, want war, take it to them. Put them back in the 7th Century and the world will be at peace for another 1000 years. Do nothing and we will be at war forever. Get it done and get it over with. Send sharia law back to the middle east also.
Isn’t it nice that uropeeing socialists are worried about our emminent fall a super power. I guess if they really believed this assessment they would increase rather than decrease their military spending. This are the same asshats that couldn’t handle their own hillbillies - remember Bosnia - and could only act if we did the heavy lifting. I have long since stop listening to our betters, the uropeeings, regarding any serious matter on foreign policy or military policy. Europe is nothing more than a nursing home. It is niether vital or vigorous at anything.
You are correct, if we were to fight with proper RoE rather than trying not to hurt anyone, we could easily end this thing and probably already would have. However, there would be no 1,000 year peace. The Communists have the same goal of world domination and use similar tactics as the jihadists. They will still be around.
In addition, human nature mitigates against long periods of peace. There will always be someone in a position of power who wants even more. If there are no rules of war for anyone but us, no moral standards for anyone except us, there will be conflict and wars.