@angusm@dashdsrdash@cstross It may be obsolete information, but a couple of decades ago it was worked out that the US would need one million soldiers to occupy Iran and only have it be as chaotic as the occupation of Iraq. Fewer troops, worse outcomes.
@jorny@cstross Trying to teach that to our military drone technicians what Ukraine has done with drones would be like trying to teach an F1 mechanic to build a low-rider bicycle. What Trump and the entire Military Industrial Complex is lacking is the imagination to know that a low-rider bicycle is a better tool for some jobs than an F1 car.