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Originally Posted by bronco67
I was also wondering how they couldn't crush this "rebellion". Same with Iraq and Isis...it's like a few thousand guys versus an army. I guess there's a lot to be said for having a cause.
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It's almost impossible to defeat guerrillas if they are supported by local civilians. The most powerful armies got cracked on that (Napoleon in Russia, Hitler in the USSR, the USA in Vietnam, the USSR in Afghanistan, the USA in Afghanistan etc)
