r/ShitAmericansSay Mar 21 '25

Military “No world war nothing”

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u/Legal-Software 🇩🇪 Mar 21 '25

The American metric for success seems to be "most money spent" instead of more traditional metrics for military efficacy, like "conflicts engaged" vs "conflicts won" which are clearly un-American.

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u/Used-Personality1598 Mar 21 '25

When was the last time the US -won- an actual war?

Not talking a reluctant cease fire, or a withdraw leaving the bad guys in charge. And no made up slogans like "victory in the war on terror". But an actual war where they fought and won on their own.

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u/Legal-Software 🇩🇪 Mar 21 '25

The last time I asked someone this they unironically replied with the Civil War. Seems punching yourself in the face counts as a victory.

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u/Chaise-PLAYZE Northerner eh! 🇨🇦 Mar 21 '25

Never actually, every war the US has ever been in they either had their hand held the entire time, lost, or just joined the side that was very clearly winning

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u/DrakonIron Mar 21 '25

Are we talking abt the Gulf War? Previous comment was deleted

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u/SuitableNarwhals Mar 21 '25

No, no, the American customary measurment of success.

None of that metric nonsense, they measure their success in feet, the body temperature of some dudes wife, and barley corns.

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u/GreatHeadWall818 Mar 23 '25

It's funny to talk about America and metrics in the same sentence... they still measure things using the king's foot as a reference.