lexy2014:


Off point. That's not what I asked.

1. Which war did the US not eventually win?

2. As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

US lost the war against taliban in Afghanistan


Taliban engaged US troops during US withdrawal

lexy2014:


Off point. That's not what I asked.

1. Which war did the US not eventually win?

2. As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

US lost the war against taliban in Afghanistan


Taliban engaged US troops during US withdrawal

US also lost the war in Vietnam

Watcharena:
US lost the war against taliban in Afghanistan
Taliban engaged US troops during US withdrawal

US also lost the war in Vietnam

2. As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

how did the US lose the war against taliban?

was there a war going between the US forces and Taliban before the withdrawal?

Namaster:
USA is a real JUGGERNAUT!

ALMOST a TRILLION dollar spent per year just to develop more efficient ways to DECIMATE their enemies.

With a budget that is MORE than 3X that of the next country and their population, they will remain the BIG DADDY of the world for a long time.

Coward US despite its military budget it has never won any war with its NATO 31 countries.

Namaster:
USA is a real JUGGERNAUT!

ALMOST a TRILLION dollar spent per year just to develop more efficient ways to DECIMATE their enemies.

With a budget that is MORE than 3X that of the next country and their population, they will remain the BIG DADDY of the world for a long time.

There haa never ever been a super power like the US. The world does not truly understand the ginormous might of America. It's mind blowing. If America was a dictator. Hmmmm

Fineman2:
USA is truly the premier of modern military, an empire itself, but I don't like some things the country does.

The money that they are sharing among themselves with the production companies

lexy2014:


Which war did the US not eventually win?

As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

off point, l don't ask you all that, refer back to my post and answer all my questions otherwise yawa go gaz ooo

AngelicBeing:
off point, l don't ask you all that, refer back to my post and answer all my questions otherwise yawa go gaz ooo

what is the "all that" that you asked.

Which war did the US not eventually win?

As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

lexy2014:


what is the "all that" that you asked.

Which war did the US not eventually win?

As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

Don't get me angry oo otherwise I will ban your account for 95 years

AngelicBeing:
Don't get me angry oo otherwise I will ban your account for 95 years

AngelicBeing:
l don't ask you all that

what is the "all that" that you asked.

Which war did the US not eventually win?

As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

lexy2014:




what is the "all that" that you asked.

Which war did the US not eventually win?

As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

Let me ban your account for 95 years from today

AngelicBeing:
Let me ban your account for 95 years from today

AngelicBeing:
l don't ask you all that

what is the "all that" that you asked.

Which war did the US not eventually win?

As at the time that u say the Taliban took over, were they engaged with US forces?

haybhi1:
Y'all don't realize how poor Nigeria really is.

Although, I'm aware defence isn't the only determinant, but none other beats it. In light of that regard, do you think Russia and China can match or even get near US with this heavy chest? Or the charge and agitation about a multi-polar world is only to remain a pipedream?

Cc: Lord.Adam16 and Pan.sophist

China's spends more than $230B on its military.
Analysts put it anywhere between 350B to 700B.
https://tnsr.org/2024/06/estimating-chinas-defense-spending-how-to-get-it-wrong-and-right
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4624666-chinas-real-military-budget-has-quietly-become-almost-as-big-as-ours/

Next, you have to evaluate what the US spends on.
The US has very expensive military assets, development programs, and overseas deployments.
For instance, the DOD spends more than $5B/year on military salaries, facilities, and maintenance for its 50K+ troops in Japan.
The cumulative cost of its B-2 Spirit strategic bomber accounting for inflation is over $4B per unit. It has 21 of those and is currently developing a successor in a $200B 30-year program that will certainly balloon to at least twice its projected budget by EOL. Each Gerald Ford-class aircraft carrier costs $13B.

Furthermore, defense is one of the core pillars of America's economy.

Lastly, the most important capability in modern warfare is the nuclear triad.
That is the ultimate guarantor of security. Without the triad, NATO would have already intervened in Ukraine and North Korea.
That triad continues to provide useful cover under which the Global South goes about fashioning multipolarism.
The US can bark and attempt to browbeat but nothing, not even its almost $1T/yr budget can stop the inevitable change.

It should be said however, that the unfolding reality is multipolarity.
The US's 800B budget is why no one will attempt to replace it as the indisputable pole power in the Western Hemisphere.
From the Islet of the Diego Ramírez Islands in South America to Northern Europe.

The Axis Powers are reasserting themselves in their traditional spheres of influence and creating conditions that drive perpetual receding of American suzerainty across the Global South. To that end, they don't need to match America's $800B spending. this very minute. Instead, they should and are spending their current budget effectively, growing their economies and improving technological advancements though increasing intra-bloc trade, and then slowly ratchet up their spending as their economic size allows.

The Axis Powers have time on their side. Look at how easy it was for them to dislodge US and France from the Sahel and build a Ring of Resistance in the Middle East. Now imagine what they'd be able to accomplish in four decades time when the combined economies of India and China alone will be over $100T.

-Lord

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Same military that spent huge funds, close to two decades in Afghanistan yet failed massively.

Who was the prime minister of Afghanistan when USA was there ?
Do u think USA will stay forever

Maybe u think USA will keep finding fools forever

tishbite42:
Sakamaje
Military wey no fit win Taliban
Even the Soviets were able to maintain a government in Afghanistan for more than five years before the mujahideens took over

Do u know the distance between America and Afghanistan

LordAdam16:

-LordAdam

It's interesting all that you've said here. It remains to be seen how effective they'll all unfold, however, especially since there's no denying the fact the US is always looking to get one step ahead. With the NATO, headed by US, via the Russo-Ukraine war, looking to crumble Russia's wings once and for all. Just in addition to the excessively smart and indecisive stance we've seen the China exemplify of late. China seem to be engrossed in the massive growth it's experiencing than getting ensnared into a multi-polar world contingency.

Watcharena:
who is fighting Iran on behalf of US ? And again where in middle east is US fighting ISIS that somebody somewhere is even helping them to fight them

You are a bit slow on understanding international affairs it seems. If you don't know that the Taliban regime has repeatedly clashed with Iran over water resources then you need to acquaint yourself first as for ISIS they have been giving the Taliban a taste of their own medicine for quite a while.

lexy2014:


How does your response answer my question and how is it related to my question?

how did the US military not win Taliban?

The Taliban did defeat the government of Afghanistan and not the US.

ruggedtimi:
90% of china's weapons are copy cats of soviets / u.s

A wise man once said, there are two ways to be successful, do it yourself or copy from others who habe done it. Think about it. If you copy word for word from the brightest student in class during an exam, you will pass just as the best student in class.

oluwaseyi0:
US is yet to tell the world why they have such insane military budget

I am not sure they owe you an explanation.

tishbite42:
Sakamaje
Military wey no fit win Taliban
Even the Soviets were able to maintain a government in Afghanistan for more than five years before the mujahideens took over

Your understanding is too basic. The US installed government in Afghanistan lasted for almost 20 years.
Russia lost almost 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan, the US lost less than 2,500 men.
The difference is very clear.
In fact, from December 2001 till 2020, Afghan had been governed by a US installed leader.