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Originally Posted by pan6467
Again ask Napolean, Hitler, Rome they all had the biggest and best battallions and they all lost. Ask the USSR in Afghanistan, ask the us in Korea and Vietnam.
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Neither Napoleon nor Hilter had the biggest or best battallions at the end of the conflicts they were defeated in. The forces allied against each were far more numerous than either had. And both made several severe strategic miscalculations that allowed for their higher quality units to be wasted in inefficent ways.
Rome was destroyed because the military and gov't weren't up to the task of controlling the vast area it claimed at the end of the empire. In essence, it collapsed under it's own weight.
In Afghanistan, Korea, and Vietnam the "hungrier" side had support from outside, giving more weight behind their hunger. Also, the US kept N. Korean dictators from taking over S. Korea. And the same could have been done in Vietnam, had the military been allowed to use its full force.
So, no your examples don't support your claim.