Well, that depends on what kind of operations armed forces are for. The opposite conclusion can be drawn from Operation Unified Protector, the NATO mission in Libya. Very, very few humans deployed into Libya. High-tech operations involving aircraft from carriers and airstrips in Italy supporting locals on the ground, with a set of naval vessels providing maritime support (embargo enforcement, some mine-hunting capability and no-fly-zone enforcement, as I recall). Afghanistan and Iraq were anomalous in terms of the kind of war (or rather, the kind of post-war) the most warlike nations (USA, UK and chums) expect to fight nowadays.
The appetite for that kind of nation-building has shrunk considerably following the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan.
The appetite for that kind of nation-building has shrunk considerably following the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan.