LeGenD
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It does matter how advanced a military force is. Persian Gulf War 1991 and Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 are great examples.I don't get the meaning of such contests ,how advance your weapon is, is not all you must add to that battle scenario ,the moral of the soldiers and how effectively you use your weapons . A perfect example is 2006 Lebanon war in which a small 1000-1500 strong army of hezboallah without any airforce or navy or armorec force managed to stop a 30000 strong army of Israel which was benefitted from all above luxaries even when you compare small arms you'll see that their ak-47 was far inferior to israel arms ,but they never retreated and after 1 month of war israel could not even advance 20km into lebanon (something they thaught they could achieve in just several hours) .
Your example does not makes sense.
Israel was bombing Lebanon with impunity. Yes, ground forces did face resistance but their advance could not be stopped. And Hezbollah was firing rockets blindly in to Israeli population centres. In comparison, Israeli Jets pounded targets with great accuracy.
Hezbollah leadership lacked the freedom to perform military missions like Israeli leadership. This is how the weapon systems make the difference. Israel ended this war because of mounting political pressure. If world had not stopped Israel, it would have destroyed Lebanon and significantly weakened Hezbollah.
But at the end of the day, Israel does not have power projection of US.