Mr 5.0 - I have served in the military in this country in one status or another for 15 years. I can assure that we have nothing to worry about in a "real war". I have eye-witnessed first hand the weapons we have available to us in action.
We have so many military resources and different weapons available to us, that it is almost mind boggling.
We accomplish a "fly over" war as you put it because we can. Some of our nations best and most advanced aircraft wernt even used in Desert storm because they didnt need them.
Even if by chance the Air Force couldnt gain air superiority (which would never happen in the first place), the US Army has massive amounts of firepower available.
I witnessed in person a few weeks ago a bomber drop a unguided 500 pound piece of concrete(practice bomb) from 20,000 feet in high winds and hit a small truck on the target field dead center. Our allies to the north couldnt hit the same truck flying dead on, low altitude in american built FA-18 fighters.
How many countries can move thousands and thousands of troops and equipment anywhere in the world on a moments notice? I would guess none besides us.
Who knows, maybe Im wrong, but I really dont think we have anything to worry about in a real war.
Its the enemy that hides in the shadows (terrorists) that are tough to fight, as we all just saw.
God Bless America
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