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By 2008, of course, the [[neocon]]s were already into the 8th year of two [[perpetual war]]s. After losing the presidency in 2008, McCain spent his time lobbying and trying to organize a ground "troop surge" (wars cannot be fought by naval and air power alone) against the very [[Shi'ite]] forces that now apparently have driven the [[United States]] permanently out of the [[Persian Gulf]], and exposed to the world the limits of [[America]]'s [[military]] power, and the futility of relying on America's [[diplomatic]] promises and [[security guarantee]]s. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]} 18:17, May 2, 2026 (EDT)

By 2008, of course, the [[neocon]]s were already into the 8th year of two [[perpetual war]]s. After losing the presidency in 2008, McCain spent his time lobbying and trying to organize a ground "troop surge" (wars cannot be fought by naval and air power alone) against the very [[Shi'ite]] forces that now apparently have driven the [[United States]] permanently out of the [[Persian Gulf]], and exposed to the world the limits of [[America]]'s [[military]] power, and the futility of relying on America's [[diplomatic]] promises and [[security guarantee]]s. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]} 18:17, May 2, 2026 (EDT)

:*[[Conflicts Forum]]: [https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/ways-of-war-are-in-metamorphosis‘Ways of War’ are in metamorphosis -- Lessons from the Iran War].

:*[[Conflicts Forum]]: [https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/ways-of-war-are-in-metamorphosis ‘Ways of War’ are in metamorphosis -- Lessons from the Iran War].

:"The post-war western approach (especially in the [[Cold War]] context) relied on the ability to outspend any [[military]] adversary through the acquisition of high-end, over-engineered and costly manned [[aircraft]] and [[ammunition|munition]]s. Dominance of airspace and heavy reliance on aerial bombardment, i.e. air-war, was the doctrinal end. The expenditure overmatch (as well as an imputed [[technical]] innovation) was viewed as the crucial element in the confrontation with the [[USSR]]. Similarly, the impulse in [[naval]] [[war]]fare was toward '''investment in ever bigger carriers and their associated tiers of naval support vessels'''....The high-end outspend-approach both favoured the US’ [[Military Industrial Complex]], and together with [[US]] [[dollar]] [[hegemony]], provided [[America]] with the unique advantage of allowing the US effectively to ‘print’ those high-end overmatch supplementary expenses. Then came the [[Iran war]] of 2026, whose [[asymmetrical warfare|asymmetric]] model upended conventional doctrines...."

:"The post-war western approach (especially in the [[Cold War]] context) relied on the ability to outspend any [[military]] adversary through the acquisition of high-end, over-engineered and costly manned [[aircraft]] and [[ammunition|munition]]s. Dominance of airspace and heavy reliance on aerial bombardment, i.e. air-war, was the doctrinal end. The expenditure overmatch (as well as an imputed [[technical]] innovation) was viewed as the crucial element in the confrontation with the [[USSR]]. Similarly, the impulse in [[naval]] [[war]]fare was toward '''investment in ever bigger carriers and their associated tiers of naval support vessels'''....The high-end outspend-approach both favoured the US’ [[Military Industrial Complex]], and together with [[US]] [[dollar]] [[hegemony]], provided [[America]] with the unique advantage of allowing the US effectively to ‘print’ those high-end overmatch supplementary expenses. Then came the [[Iran war]] of 2026, whose [[asymmetrical warfare|asymmetric]] model upended conventional doctrines...."