Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Farsala said:

SanAndreasX said:

And China as well.

And as much as the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars were criticized, it’s also acknowledged that the US military has a huge advantage over Russia and especially China in terms of modern warfighting experience. 

They can be criticized, but they were definitely US favored. Iraq and Afghanistan were pretty much complete victories for the US, but nobody can control what comes next except their own people. Vietnam would also be a victory for the US, but the people wouldn't allow more losses for questionable motives.

I still think the US could easily beat any single country on its own, without taking into account the will of the people.

The technology, military doctrine and tactics, logistics, and manpower is just unmatched.

The US has the strongest military, no questions asked. The thing is though that they have no clue at all what to do after they crushed the initial military opposition, which results into absolutely ineffective occupations and as a result, militias taking up arms against them.

One major problem is that for decades the US military have heavily promoted wars to be basically loss-free in terms of human lives. Of course, when the soldiers actually start dying, this mentality absolutely tanks the will of the population to continue the war.