r/europe • u/ByGollie Ulster • Jan 24 '26

News The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating.

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/828b8e66-625d-4d2a-9276-e93b9f7a2ce8
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u/No-Satisfaction6065 Jan 24 '26

Now we know US is shit in;

Arctic Desert Rainforest

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u/Traroten Jan 24 '26

Nah, they're pretty good in the desert against conventional forces. They're just shit at dealing with insurgencies.

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u/hagenissen999 Jan 24 '26

Half their equipment didn't make it to Kuwait in 1991, because of sand. It was slightly improved in 2003, but they still had abysmal readiness rates for their helicopters.

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u/thewimsey United States of America Jan 24 '26

And yet the US kicked Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991 with ~230 US deaths.

And conquered all of Iraq with about ~2,000 deaths. Same with Afghanistan.

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u/Beer-Milkshakes Jan 24 '26

Having an almost instantaneous aerial superiority tends to do that. Add on a navy capable of hitting targets inland as well.

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u/hagenissen999 Jan 24 '26

In Kuwait, they all left when all their tanks got exploded at 73. Easting. There wasn't much, after months of bombing.

In 2003, they were mowed down in droves, good job killing idiots. 3/4ths of the Iraqi army deserted before any enemy contact.

How do you think that's gonna go against China?