You can't take the statements of the time as fact. Its laughable to think they were the fourth in military capacity. And besides that, there is a MASSIVE gap between most military spending in the US and everywhere else. Let alone the actual forces and their effectiveness. And yet... the US managed to waste years and lives in Afghanistan and Vietnam.

Also, don't forget that the American was manipulated into desert storm based on lies. The Iraqi soldiers killing babies in incubators was a lie. Hill and Knowlton came up with the pitch and the girl that testified was the daughter of a diplomat.

I was growing up during this time. That war was formative for me. Years later I learned about the way the public was manipulated. I also learned more about many other events in which the media and state deceived the masses. Ever since I've been skeptical of anything either the government or media tells me to believe. So pardon me if I don't believe the current war hawks and their stories of the end of the world.

I grew up being taught lies about the USSR. I watched the wall fall and the US screw the Russian people by manipulating their economy and politics. I remember Putin and US politicians seeming to get along. That could not be allowed to happen.

Good lord the elites are dark evil people. How @Cje95 and others work in DC is something I can't imagine. I like how Massey refers to it as Mordor. That's my view. I don't hate the my people but I hate the evil works being done in the name of the people.