The United States is the number one country in the world today, with its strong military power and strong economy, it has a high position in the world. However, in the history of the United States, there are also two small countries that the United States fears, one is Afghanistan and the other is Vietnam. Although these two small countries do not have the strength of the United States, they have caused great trouble to the United States. One is the twenty-year war in Afghanistan, and the other is the Vietnam War of the past. They all bring heavy losses and lessons to the United States.
First of all, Afghanistan is a country that cannot be destroyed. As a backward country, Afghanistan was once seen as a target of the United States as it sought to eliminate terrorism through this war. However, over the course of 20 years, the United States has invested only money and shells, but has not made any substantial progress. Instead, the United States was beaten to the head by local forces. In the end, the United States had no choice but to sign an armistice with the local armed forces and withdraw in 2022. The war caused significant economic losses and political pressure on the United States, making it a serious defeat in American history.
And Afghanistan is a magical country, although the national strength is weak, but it occupies a strategic place, many times by the world powers targeted, such as Britain, the Soviet Union, have sent troops to invade Afghanistan, the results are amazingly consistent, whether it is 10 years, or 20 years, these big countries are without exception to break Afghanistan, lose their wife and fold troops, so this country is called the graveyard of major powers.
Secondly, Vietnam is a country that does not dare to fight. The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial wars in U.S. history because it did not bring any benefit to the United States, but instead caused severe economic damage to the United States, more than $250 billion and caused economic recession. The anti-war voices of the people are also rising one after another, making the US political situation unstable. The United States invested a lot of resources and wealth in the Vietnam War, more than in World War II, but did not achieve the desired results.
In this war, the American army fought for a long time, and they were often bombarded with bullets, which caused them great physical and mental suffering. In the end, the United States voluntarily signed an agreement to stop the Vietnam War. After the war, many soldiers who participated in the war developed post-war syndrome, and 80,000 people could not bear to choose suicide. Therefore, Vietnam can be called a country that does not dare to fight again.
Both small countries are winners for the United States because they prove that the United States cannot beat every country. The United States, with its enormous power and resources, wanted to conquer other countries, but encountered great resistance in the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam. These wars have taught the United States that sometimes tough attitudes and military tactics do not solve the problem.
The examples of these two countries also serve as a caution against others not to despise those who seem weak and helpless. Those countries have a rich culture and history, and they also have their own will and cohesion. Therefore, any country that tries to invade or conquer them will encounter great resistance and may pay a heavy price. It also shows once again that evil is invincible. As an invader, the United States will lose.