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Old 09-12-2007, 03:55 PM  
Minte
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Originally Posted by Blue Player View Post
Personally I dont.

They had the shit kicked out of them in Somali, Vietnam, Korea and quite a few other countries.

"Got the kit dont dont what to do with it" is a known saying in most armies.

I have never lost a fight with a yank.

What is your view.
At least be accurate with your claims if you are going to dismiss the US so casually.

Casualties
Vietnam - 800,000 kia
US - 58,000 kia

Vietnam - 600,000 wia
US - 153,000 wia

LBJ would not let the Generals do what they do. He was afraid that if he invaded Hanoi,it would escalate the cold war with the soviets.


North Korea:
215,000 kia,
303,000 wia,

China
114,000 kia
380,000 wia

United States:
36,516 kia
92,134 wia

Somalia?
That was a weekend event. Not a war.

U.S.
19 kia
73 wia

Somalia
At least 500 kia(U.S. est. 1,000-1,500)
3,000-4,000 wia
Militia
Est. 700 kia
Est. 1,000 wia
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