Bienvenuto: I can't think of anyone who would beat the US in conventional warfare at the time (unless nuke are involved which changes everything), just like nobody would beat the Mongol horde in a conventional warfare at the time.
As ever, just as it was said for Hannibal "he knew how to win a victory, but not a war", it has always been a matter of strategic objectives, propaganda and the will to execute a war.
Reminds me of this little fable:
Two men saw a wolf chasing a rabbit.
One man asks: which one is faster?
The rabbit.
Why?
The rabbit is running for his life, the wolf is running for his meal.
As ever, just as it was said for Hannibal "he knew how to win a victory, but not a war", it has always been a matter of strategic objectives, propaganda and the will to execute a war.
Reminds me of this little fable:
Two men saw a wolf chasing a rabbit.
One man asks: which one is faster?
The rabbit.
Why?
The rabbit is running for his life, the wolf is running for his meal.
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