Why Air Power Alone Can't Win Wars: Lessons from WW2, Vietnam & the 2026 US-Israel Strikes on Iran

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Air power and massive bombing campaigns promise quick, clean victories from the sky — but history shows they almost never deliver decisive results without ground forces.
In this video, we break down why the 2026 US-Israeli war against Iran is repeating the same strategic mistakes America made in World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and the fight against ISIS.
From Giulio Douhet’s interwar theories to the failures of strategic bombing in Germany and Japan, Operation Rolling Thunder, "Shock and Awe", and the battle for Mosul — we examine how destruction from the air does not equal political victory or regime collapse.
Even the atomic bombings of Japan were heavily influenced by the Soviet invasion. Kosovo was an outlier driven by many other factors. Time and again, states absorb punishment, adapt, and force the fight onto the ground.

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