Well I was just trying to point out that mere might (from a size of military standpoint) does always mean right the more powerful military loses many times in history for one reason or another.
We had the benefit of fighting the UK at a point in time where it had many threats to its interest so we did not have to face the full force of its military and they nearly defeated us until von Steuben came along and taught us discipline before that we tended to break under pressure.And dont forget that the French also added us greatly alone we would have failed.
The timing of the Mexican American War was in the favor of the US as well.
Look at the Vietnam War for example ours was the much more powerful military yet it failed to convince the other side to stop fighting us granted that was our first "limited" war and that surely had a factor more than anything else.The Germans in WWII until 1943 had the best most skilled and most highly disciplined military and they failed in the end might was not right for them.Of course as you said the other side had more might in its cause and was fighting an enemy that tied one had behind his back.
The one person who was truly might is right was Genghis Khan you either agreed to be submit with no resistance or you where destroyed right down to last woman and child no pity no prisoners that is true might is right but few are willing to be that brutal.
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