Here’s the link but honestly not worth reading
Except for this
Critics maintain that the rapid and large-scale expenditure of munitions has “wrung out” U.S. power and that Washington’s inability to subdue Iran sends a message of American weakness around the world. On the contrary, the war showed that the United States is still willing and able to engage in large-scale military action. Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot safely assume the Pentagon will stay on the sidelines if they attack NATO or Taiwan.
The war also gave the U.S. military the opportunity to practice. China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades. The Pentagon just conducted a months-long exercise in Iran of new tactics and technology that will be useful in a future conflict in Europe or Asia.
Also all the wars we keep fighting to stay in shape are against unorganized tribal groups with 60 year old aks and no air support. Turns out when it’s an actual army we can’t even carve out a foothold.
It’d be like saying you gotta stay in fighting shape for boxing so you head down to the local pre-k to roundhouse some toddlers and still somehow manage to break your foot in the process.