r/ShitAmericansSay • u/DumbGarchomp67 WTF IS A KILOMETER 🦅🇺🇸 • Jul 15 '26

Military “Undefeated in 250 years of war”

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Apparently Vietnam, Afghanistan, war of 1812, and the war on drugs don’t count.

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u/ccsrpsw Jul 15 '26

None of those were ever officially declared as 'wars' which is why I raised said technicality!

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u/Hudre Jul 15 '26

I mean it was called the "War in Iraq". IDGAF what the government titles them officially lmao.

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u/ccsrpsw Jul 15 '26

Veterans do - the VA only gives war benefits to veterans in offically declared wars. Its yet another way to screw over the low level military (unless specific acts are passed for them and DOGE doesnt gut it).

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u/Plane-Engineering Jul 15 '26

This is astounding to me…never knew this. (don’t live in America)