LeGenD
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Bro,It has something to do with against who and what capability they have example back in 2003 the gap was great between US and Iraq and alot of people falsely base their measurement on that. Example if the US had engaged an Iraq that never saw the Saddam toppling in 2022 it would have been 100 times more hard all tho the Americans would get it done but it would come at a great cost and much slower and hack it took the Americans 1 year to take Mosul from freaking small ISIS hence it would have taken the Americans atleast 3-4 years to secure the country with a fairly great cost.
Example smaller countries could bloody the Americans and it all depends on what type of systems and weaponry they have example Poland, Algeria, South Korea, etc etc
You will notice substantial difference in force composition and battle tactics adopted for Operation Desert Storm in 1991 (vs. Iraq when it was at the top of its military strength and confidence in the region) and the same for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 (vs. Iraq when its military strength had eroded and embraced militias model). Both operations were brilliantly executed nevertheless.
NATO definitely understands the difference between a near-peer adversary and others.