In WW2, the same factors really won the war that won Vietnam and...

In WW2, the same factors really won the war that won Vietnam and probably Afghanistan as well

strategy


WW2- Hitler was a dreadful strategist

Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh and General Võ Nguyên Giáp were brilliant.


The USA, IMO, is totally hampered strategically by several factors - at least

* profit driven
* politics
* a culture of ill placed exceptionalism
false security based in the beliefs like firepower must win etc

time after time, they’ve underestimated the sheer guts and determination of their enemy which they created