While this is a criticism of the US, this article assumes industrial capacity is the only factor for victory. If that was true, then the US should have been victorious in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world.
I think industrial capacity is a major factor in a conventional war. The moment it turns into an assymetric war, industrial capacity stops being a factor of much importance
While this is a criticism of the US, this article assumes industrial capacity is the only factor for victory. If that was true, then the US should have been victorious in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world.
I think industrial capacity is a major factor in a conventional war. The moment it turns into an assymetric war, industrial capacity stops being a factor of much importance