And they will STILL lose. They lost to the Taliban over 20 years, Iran is immeasurably more powerful and sophisticated then the Taliban.
If they put boots on the ground, I agree they will be stuck in a protracted engagement that they will likely lose (like Vietnam or Afghanistan, not a military loss).
But Israel's goal is not American victory.
Their goal is to destroy and destabilize Iran so Iran is unable to oppose them.
They don't care if Iran is involved in a 20 year long conflict with the US because that is America's headache.
Trump doesn't seem to realize this play by Netanyahu and is sacrificing American lives for a foreign nation's cause.
Its only day 4, 6 Americans already dead. IDF? Zero. lmfao.