re: #109 austin_blue
If it had been over in seven months, we would have been at peace in the Arab world for six years and change. At this date, yes. It would now be a fait accompli.
I’m not seeing carpet bombing being tolerated anymore. I would have recommended it for Fallujah and Sadr City, but I’m pretty sure at that point the US really would have been as hated as some think we were.