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The Spanish-American war of 1898. The Philippine guerrillas on Mindanao were crushed so savagely and effectively the locals still associate the US with actions
by tsotha 11y ago
The Spanish-American war of 1898. The Philippine guerrillas on Mindanao were crushed so savagely and effectively the locals still associate the US with actions taken during that time period.
War is ultimately a contest of wills. It's not that you can't beat irregulars, it's that you have to be so brutal the folks at home won't tolerate it unless the threat is existential.
- vlehto 11y agoStill U.S. saw it best to install puppet and continue occupation for about a generation. There we're 20 000 troops in Philippines in 1941. In a country of about 16 million people. There are over 30 million people in Afganistan and about 13000 Nato troops. If that works out, U.S. has gotten better occupying countries.