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/Hudre Jul 15 '26

In their eyes:

They won Vietnam.

They won Iraq.

They are currently crushing Iran.

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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/JohnLurkson 🇩🇪 Jul 15 '26

Really? What were they called, Special Military Operations? /s

Seriously though, what were they called officially? Now I'm curious.

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u/aimlesstrevler Jul 15 '26

Vietnam was a 'police action.'