Now hear me out before ranting at me 
so what i was wondering is the idea of american military supremacy.
When i look at american military history i see a long list of conflict with a rather asymmetric level of military power. If we start from the beginning:
American Revolutionary War: fought against the British Empire. so when you consider the ARW i always get to the conclusion that it was America's seclusion and the distance it is from europe that prevented a british victory. The war only ended after France and numerous other european powers jumped into the conflict. please correct me if i got anything wrong .
War of 1812: fought against the British Empire. This conflict was fought while Britain was battling Napoleon in Europe and all the issues i mentioned earlier still stand. The war ended in a Status Quo, no changes.
All the Indian Wars: these were fought against the native americans over a longer period of time and i have a hard time seeing how any of these wars were fought on anything aproaching equal terms with the native americans.
Mexican-American War: the Mexican-American war has always seemed decidedly uneven from my POV, the stability of the two sides, the leadership, the technological level, i could go on.
The American Civil War: fought against the CSA. I have a hard time seeing how the two parties here were in any way equal. The USA had the greater manpower, logistics, equipment and a hundred other things where as the CSA spent a good time of its energy just getting boots for all their men.
Spanish-American War: fought against Spain. This might seem more of an even fight but once again you have the decaying spanish empire on one side with them experiencing rebellions and a multitude of other bad event while the Americans are once again fighting almost on home field.
World War 1: fought against the Central Powers. America entered the war last minute while all other parties had been at the fighting for the last four years and had exhausted each other. All the Americans had to do was enter the war to win it.
World War 2: fought against the Axis powers. once again America enters the war against an enemy that has been fighting for the last several years. The Japanese started fighting in China by 1936 while Germany had been at it since 1939. The Third Reich fell as a result of the pressure placed upon it by the Soviet Union. I am not saying that everyone else didn't play a part but all that is needed to realize that the war was won on the eastern front need only look at the casualty numbers.
Cold War conflicts: there are a number of these but America has always been the party with the most power and have rarely succeeded in winning any of these conflicts. Korean War, Vietnam War, etc.
Post Cold-War conflicts: all of these conflicts have been fought against much weaker states.
I hope no one takes offence at any of this, i do not mean to demean anyones actions or make them seem irrelevent but the more i discover about american military history the more it seems like one long tale of Goliath beating the crap out of David.
so what i was wondering is the idea of american military supremacy.
When i look at american military history i see a long list of conflict with a rather asymmetric level of military power. If we start from the beginning:
American Revolutionary War: fought against the British Empire. so when you consider the ARW i always get to the conclusion that it was America's seclusion and the distance it is from europe that prevented a british victory. The war only ended after France and numerous other european powers jumped into the conflict. please correct me if i got anything wrong
.War of 1812: fought against the British Empire. This conflict was fought while Britain was battling Napoleon in Europe and all the issues i mentioned earlier still stand. The war ended in a Status Quo, no changes.
All the Indian Wars: these were fought against the native americans over a longer period of time and i have a hard time seeing how any of these wars were fought on anything aproaching equal terms with the native americans.
Mexican-American War: the Mexican-American war has always seemed decidedly uneven from my POV, the stability of the two sides, the leadership, the technological level, i could go on.
The American Civil War: fought against the CSA. I have a hard time seeing how the two parties here were in any way equal. The USA had the greater manpower, logistics, equipment and a hundred other things where as the CSA spent a good time of its energy just getting boots for all their men.
Spanish-American War: fought against Spain. This might seem more of an even fight but once again you have the decaying spanish empire on one side with them experiencing rebellions and a multitude of other bad event while the Americans are once again fighting almost on home field.
World War 1: fought against the Central Powers. America entered the war last minute while all other parties had been at the fighting for the last four years and had exhausted each other. All the Americans had to do was enter the war to win it.
World War 2: fought against the Axis powers. once again America enters the war against an enemy that has been fighting for the last several years. The Japanese started fighting in China by 1936 while Germany had been at it since 1939. The Third Reich fell as a result of the pressure placed upon it by the Soviet Union. I am not saying that everyone else didn't play a part but all that is needed to realize that the war was won on the eastern front need only look at the casualty numbers.
Cold War conflicts: there are a number of these but America has always been the party with the most power and have rarely succeeded in winning any of these conflicts. Korean War, Vietnam War, etc.
Post Cold-War conflicts: all of these conflicts have been fought against much weaker states.
I hope no one takes offence at any of this, i do not mean to demean anyones actions or make them seem irrelevent but the more i discover about american military history the more it seems like one long tale of Goliath beating the crap out of David.
