not saying this should be a tactic we should employ, but the us has never invaded a country with the intent to conquor(except mexico). like, as in, iran is now part of the us.
the world would be aghast... but they already are?
the world would be aghast... but they already are?
Trump's approval rating has a floor of 40%, but that would likely send it to the 30s, and turn MAGA into a 30-seat party.
If you go to war with a country, you cannot allow the country to exist in any form if you truely wish the 'win a war'.
It's a modern, wierd, primarily US based 'design of war', we learned from the cold war. Go in, destabalize it enough, ensure a coup every couple of years, so that region cannot ever be a material threat to you (like the ottoman empire)
and Canada
and Hawaii
The fact that we've invaded every bordering country with the intent to conquer kind of invalidates your argument...