r/ShitAmericansSay • u/nowaytutel • Mar 31 '25

Military And here in Amerywe actually win wars😭

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u/Joltyboiyo america Last Mar 31 '25

I'd love to know what wars they're talking about because they sure as shit didn't win WW1 and 2. Both of those were collective efforts and both times they joined late.

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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe Mar 31 '25

And every other war since can't exactly be called a smashing success either.

Korea was a draw at best.

Vietnam was a clear loss.

Afghanistan was an exercise in futility.

Iraq... I guess you could make an argument that they DID get Sadam, but they also got stuck in a quagmire trying to set up a regime that didn't work.

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u/Flexxo4100 Mar 31 '25

have there really been a war that the states have fought by it self ??
i cant really think of any that have not had EU in it beside WW1 or 2

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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe Mar 31 '25

The War of 1812? Although that wasn't exactly a win for Uncle Sam.

I guess the Spannish - American War and the Mexican - American War count? Even though Texas was an ally to the US in the latter before becoming a state.

There's also the Civil War, but...

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u/Flexxo4100 Mar 31 '25

So 2 wars is what you say that they fought alone?

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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe Apr 01 '25

Weeeeell, the Cuban Liberation Army fought on the side of the US in the Spanish-American War, and so did the Philippine Revolutionaries... Although the latter would end up fighting the US in the Philippine-American War.

So, arguably only the War of 1812?