> I think Western civilization as a whole has completely forgotten how to win wars.
Two points here:
1. Guerilla warfare has become a lot more effective in the 20th century. You can't just drive in with tanks any more.
2. Winning wars in the past has been done with horrific casualties to civilians and troops on both sides, and structural and economic damage that took decades to recover from. That's not winning a war in any sense.
Two points here:
1. Guerilla warfare has become a lot more effective in the 20th century. You can't just drive in with tanks any more.
2. Winning wars in the past has been done with horrific casualties to civilians and troops on both sides, and structural and economic damage that took decades to recover from. That's not winning a war in any sense.