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Does the United States possess the capability and legal justification to conduct a military operation against Iran?

Yes; and it’s looking more likely with every passing day. Now that the IAF has achieved air supremacy over Iran and Tehran, specifically, it seems like Operation Rising Lion intended to appeal to Trump all along. To see what I mean, the events of …

If the Soviet-Nazi pact had held, would the US and the Allies have had a chance against a Germany bolstered by all the armies it had fighting in the eastern front? Would D-Day have even happened?

What If Germany and the Soviet Union Remained Allies? Suppose this: Germany and the Soviet Union remain buddies. No battling each other. Only one war — all in the West. That includes Germany sending all it has — troops, tanks and aircraft — to bat…

Why did Germany produce so many renowned generals compared to the relatively fewer from the U.S. and Britain? Was this due to superior military leadership or other factors?

IS.L.A. Marshall researched on this topic during and after WWII. Man-for-man, German soldiers were 4 times as well-trained and effective in combat as American troops. Moving up the chain of command, their officer corps outclassed ours in almost ev…