My point is that US's production lines remain inadequate. Non-American anti air worked plenty well to make US
struggle for air supremacy in Yemen. It was such a humiliation that Trump ordered all attacks stopped so he could try to negotiate for peace. Biden's admin also failed. Could US do better? Probably. But if Yemen is any indication, they'll go in, get kicked out, and declare victory. (Yemen's still attacking ships in the Red Sea, btw, so US intervention under Trump and Biden didn't even solve that, which is LEAGUES of a bigger problem than Venuazela). Also, the numbers cited are relevant if US intends to do a ground invasion. If they don't, then US will pussy out and it's all just pointless money wasting. "Oh, look at me, I spent $1 billion dollars on another war, instead of doing anything about Judges making it legal for trannies to rape women. Aren't I the best? No new wars, though. Just for Israel. And Yemen. Oh, well, I have to do South America too. Stop rape of women? Nah, better bomb some shithole some more."