Sorry for the thread jack but I COULDN'T leave this one alone.
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Son of Bush is nowhere near that successful, terrifying, effective, charismatic, or intelligent. Nor does he have any generals on par with Subotai. Now Tammerlane: there's a valid comparison to make. But I'll leave it there.
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Seriously, how much of a success do you need?
1) We successfully fought and won two wars in completely different geographic and political areas at once and completely obliterated the opposition... at the same time.
2) In Iraq we conquered more territory in the shortest amount of time than any army in the history of history. Yes, no person or army has ever advanced as quickly as the US military did in the 2nd Gulf War.
Now you can say what you will about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan is not over, but at the same time we're not killing entire cities, we're not raping the women and killing the men/children. Actions like that are what kill the moral and integrity of a conquored people. They were too scared to fight because they knew that not only they, but everyone they've ever known would be put to the sword.
How can you honestly say that the fastest advances, most one sided victories, and most effective army in the history of history is not at absolute least on par with any of the Khans?