alt Hacker News> I gave examples of it actually happening.
Ironically Yemen (Houthis) are fighting not only with US but against other gulf sates like Saudi Arabia as well. It's not really an example that demonstrates unity in gulf.
> The Taliban beat the US.
Taliban, brought to you by US of A to combat Soviet Union's influence! Well, it seems they are done beating US and are now busy beating Afghan women.
> The US tends to lose a lot.
Do they really? After the war is over and US is beat, how does the life of an average American compare to someone's from your list. It is the people of Middle East who pay the biggest price. That's the real loss.
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> Do they really?
Vietnam. Afghanistan. Iraq (it's an Iran proxy now). Korea was a stalemate.
Pretty much every time the US goes alone against a medium-sized country, it doesn't end in victory.
> Do they really?
Yes, really. The US has rarely achieved its objectives.