True. Using sports analogy, the US military have been the 'Visitor' team since the end of WW II. Unfortunately, the US military as a 'Visitor' is NOT what you want. Desert Shield/Storm, to date, is the only transhemispheric power projection by any military.
Iraq had no real way to target allied forces
The U.S and allies had MONTHS and years to build up hundreds of thousands of forces, tank, equipment, establish provision lines etc etc
Most countries are like that in the world, they are weak with major issues
But you do the same thing you did against those countries against countries like China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, France, Egypt, UK for example
Bigger countries, more weapons, more assets
That's why their is now a existential crisis, created by irans blockade of the Hormuz and the clock is ticking and Iran can use that to build pressure, punish the world and get it's demands met
Your military KNEW THIS
It was your slavish bowing to the Zionists that trapped you