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Originally Posted by Letum
Which war(s) got Americans "used to quick, easy victories";
WW1, WW2, Korea, 'Nam or Iraq?
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Remember even in WWI and WWII, America "enjoyed" some of the lowest casualties. There is a "healthy" sized list, but look at the others (say the USSR list) and...
But I was talking Desert Storm I, mostly. That was the one that started it all.
Look at Iraq II. Regardless of the morality of that one, in casualties it just wasn't that bad for the Americans by most standards. Except for American ones. It is the price of DS I, which probably permanently knocked at least 2 zeroes off American tolerance to casualties.
It seems that you are getting offended at my implication that they are soft. Yes, I'll argue Americans are relatively soft in this respect. This is not such a bad thing when you consider Americans did a lot of things RIGHT to get to the point where they can get this soft. Japanese soldiers in WWII were very "hard" against losses, for all the good it did THEM.
However, it also means America must CONTINUE to do the right things to keep its precious advantage for as long as possible.