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I still think the best thing the country can do is take funding away from a lot of the fancy multi-billion dollar doo-dads that shoot rockets from mars, and funnel it into intelligence/clandestine services and people on the ground in the midst of these countries.
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I would think you do both. If you go back to the intel/HUMINT side you effectively level the playing field. They can counter. What would happen if the US didn't care what happened after and stopped rebuilding the other country?
The US is nice actually. After they destroy something they spend double the money rebuilding it nicer than it was before. Go back to the British empire, the Soviets, the Nazis or even the Romans. Back then when they destroyed a city the sprinkled salt on the ground so nothing would grow there again. If the US were to really take the gloves off they would flatten every city of a certain size, blockade the borders and when they got organized enough to start rebuilding flatten it all again. A low cost effective solution. They could even call it the George W. Bush gunnery range. Keep Iran in the Stone age for an indefinite period of time, with very little risk to troops on the ground. Of course the public backlash would be enormous but it could be done all that is lacking is the political will.