> How on earth do you wage a rebellion against such a force?
I am not an expert, but taliban+al qaeda forces from the Afghanistan war era (that ended in 2021) should be able to provide a solid answer to your question. All I know is that they definitely didn’t make the US give up due to their military tech/firepower advantage, that’s for sure.
The geography of Afghanistan is much different than the United States and fundamentally why Afghanistan is difficult to control, both for invaders and local leaders. It’s called the graveyard of empires for a reason, and that is mostly geographical, and partially cultural.
I am not an expert, but taliban+al qaeda forces from the Afghanistan war era (that ended in 2021) should be able to provide a solid answer to your question. All I know is that they definitely didn’t make the US give up due to their military tech/firepower advantage, that’s for sure.