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VinceC, thanks for your insight. There certainly have been times when the U.S. military had mixed results and that is one of the things I tried to articulate with this post, while asking the...

Menning, I agree that just six years after WWII, the American public would not have tolerated a more bloody and protracted war. But political leaders should not get the nation involved in conflicts...

The U.S. did indeed achieve all the successes in the South that you all mentioned…for now. But the war between the Koreas is still not over; there is no final victor as of yet. North Korea still...

Thanks Tom. In response I would like to clarify by saying my definition of victory is not based solely on destruction. I think, tough, that to defeat one's enemy in war, force and destruction are...

tequila, thanks for responding. Firstly, you are correct in pointing out that the U.S. achieved successes in Central American proxy wars, but these were just that: proxy wars and not true tests of...

Gentlemen,

I submit our Nation has not prevailed in a war since WWII. This has given our current enemies hope that they can exhaust and defeat us. I am intrigued by the idea that had we...