[LibKill]

120,000 picking a fight with 30,000,000 via casual brutality does not increase the chances of survival for the 120,000.

1. We did Afghanistan in 2 months, the Soviets (despite brutal tactics that we would not resort to even if we were losing, like poisoning village wells) could not win in 10 years.

2. We don't 'pick fights'. If we did we would be fighting in Venezuela. There is a lot of oil there.

3. Numbers do mean a lot, but not as much as training and equipment and especially "esprit de Corps".

[Poohbah]

1. We did Afghanistan in 2 months, the Soviets (despite brutal tactics that we would not resort to even if we were losing, like poisoning village wells) could not win in 10 years.

Strike "despite" and replace it with "because of."

2. We don't 'pick fights'. If we did we would be fighting in Venezuela. There is a lot of oil there.

Employing casual brutality--as you seem to approve of and support--is picking a fight. Please reread LTC Timothy Collins' address to his troops before the war started.

3. Numbers do mean a lot, but not as much as training and equipment and especially "esprit de Corps".

Training, equipment, and esprit de corps go only so far. Incidentally, training and esprit de corps go to hell quickly in an environment of randomly applied brutality.