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Originally posted by chopper816
come on bro, dont wanna burst your bubble, but american solders are the best solders in the history of the world. no civilization has ever had a more effective military than the United States...
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Wow... I'm impressed at your breadth of knowledge about the military and military history. 1) I would say that the US soldier is the best equiped..... 2) I don't know about it being the most effective military ever (if you strip away technology, is the average US soldier as effective as say a Roman legionaire, or a Spartan, or a Zulu warrior?).
Sorry, I get riled up when people tote the accepted media view of the American army. I served in the Canadian and have trained with the 10th Mountain and Rangers; mostly as OpFor because we were considered innovative and adaptable. Further I have served alongside the soldiers of more than a dozen countries, and while some were superior to others I don't feel confident in saying any which of them could be called the "best ever".