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So the taliban or the Vietcong were more powerful than the US military? They won because they were defending their own country which gives them higher motivatio
by echoangle 2y ago
So the taliban or the Vietcong were more powerful than the US military? They won because they were defending their own country which gives them higher motivation and an advantage as defenders. If you look at the military itself, the US was always much more powerful.
- croes 2y agoIf you lose nobody cares about how powerful you are. The Russian army is more powerful than Ukraine‘s, still no win. Same with Russia in Afghanistan.
- echoangle 2y agoOk, but they still are more powerful. That’s what the discussion was about. Having a disadvantage and losing doesn’t mean it’s not the most powerful military that ever existed.
- croes 2y agoBut it a useless measure if the results aren’t as expected. That’s like saying I have the most expensive car in Formula 1. Powerful is associated with winning that’s the whole point of pointing it out.
- echoangle 2y agoNo, it's like doing a drag race with a formula 1 car against a mini but the mini is on a street and the formula 1 car is on a dirt strip. If you want to compare military power, you would have to look at "Who would win in equal situations", not "Who won a 1 vs 1 with different starting situations". If you had to perform a military action and had to pick either the taliban or the US military to be your military to use, would you ever pick the taliban? The only reason they had a chance was because of external factors, not the power of the military itself.