Best Army in the world -- USA or ISRAEL ?
 

IF this was a boxing match, here's the fighters' stats


USA Wins: Over 30 Losses: 1 Last bout: Iraq by a knockout

Israel Wins: Over 10 Losses: 0 Last bout: Pullout of Lebanon

CCCP (Soviet Russia) Wins: Over 6 Losses: 1 Last bout: Chechnya

China: Wins Over 6 Losses: 0 Last bout: border skirmish with Vietnam

USA, much more power

Is the USA loss Vietnam?

Unfortunately, yes. It was a political loss, not a military one.

europe..

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You mean a united EU force?

I've got some Vietnamese friends who would dispute that :Graucho

But having being there myself recently, just surviving the climate / culture shock / smell / disease is an achievement in itself - let alone fighting a war there

You're saying that it was a political victory? The US was winning the war in absolute terms. It just lost the political will after the Tet Offensive of 1968...hence it was a political loss NOT a military one.

Vietnam lost over a million people and really was on the ropes until the US decided to scale down and phase out.

I'm not saying nothing, just quoting some friends of mine.

But yeah I hear you, the US could have kept going

Though if they did stay, keeping a peace would be as much of a challange as it is in Iraq I'd guess :2 cents:

Yep, North Vietnam.

When you say "Vietnam lost over a million people..." I think you must be referring to North Vietnam...because the over all Vietnamese loss...I believe...was more than three million. You are correct about it being a "political" loss...it was not a military defeat.

In response to the best Army...that is relative...but the US is currently the only Nation on the Earth that can project its military power...in force...to any AO on the Earth...so in that sense it is the best.

The BEST Army in the world is the army of...Vatican!

It cosdts peanuts and they sucessfully defend the RICHEST Country in the world with no losses to report in the last 700 years
;-)))

Interesting point you raise :)

There was a good article in TIME magazine a year ago about the army of the Vatican - saying that to join, you have to speak a few languages & have all these other traits / attributes, and the pay is non existant - and they've got a shortage of applicants at the moment :1orglaugh

I would have to agree with Serge. Been reading "The prince" recently?

;)))

I think Serge is the "Porn Prince"

buhahaha when you sending me your book?

You have to rule out the U.S.S.R.

It doesn't exist.

china owns america

crack?:glugglug

Im not sure about that, Serge. The Papacy lost the Papal states of Central Italy to Garibaldi's Red Shirts. Indeed, it wasn't until Mussolini became Il Ducce of Italy that there was a rapproachment between the Vatican and the rest of newly unified Italy.

Hence the qualifier "Cold War Era" ;))))))

USA soldiers are all weak as shit. They just lug around huge guns to compensate.

Nothing beats the real thing

http://www.militaria-net.co.uk/featu...ollendetem.jpg

The US and its Allies, Russia and others, beat the Germans in WW II

correct...I hate those educated Russians, they are the only ones who can beat me in historical facts
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it took all the other most powerful countries to beat the Nazis. They are the best.



Also, iraq is hardly a military loss. They gained control of the most poweful arab country in a month. And cut your vaunted republican national guard to pieces. Sure the nusiance attacks by the gorillas are a pain, but they are hardly a big organized fighting force.

Canada has the best army in the world

I would have voted for Saddam's Iraqi army, but it's not in this poll. :winkwink:

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Considered the feircest troops in WWII

Who said it was a loss... US beat Iraq "by a knockout" see first post.

USA had the best toys and trained troops in the world. Having the technology and troops that can use it is key. The Russians had some good shit that turned into rust buckets.

Israel got some balls though. Read up on the 6-day war. Surrounded and outnumbered they launched a surprise air attack and fucked everyone up.

Canadians lost a lot of soldiers during WWII. hence, the (official Canadian holiday) Day of Remembrance for all those brave Canadians soldiers.

$5 Submissions...you Russian?

what is your contact info?

thx.

I am not Russian, I'm American. ICQ me if you wish to contact.

ah ok, i had to turn sigs back on to collect the info.

The Romans had a pretty strong army... back in the day.. :2 cents:

USA baby

Mexico?

didn't the UK control nearly 2/3 or the world at one point in time?

USA