Bimbo on Nostr: That means even if they achieve all their goals militarily, almost certainly at a ...

That means even if they achieve all their goals militarily, almost certainly at a high human cost, they will need to withdraw and go home, which makes them look like the losers.

The only alternative is either long term ground invasion, which the US can probably not afford given the shambling economy, never mind the human cost OR it means some other more extreme escalation from the US.