Thread: Cultural Differences Between Americans and Russians

Originally Posted by Anixx

Vietnam war was a different story because at the time US army was conscripted and casualties were high due the Soviet help to the Vietnamese side.

Good point... and I hate to say it, but today's wars seem quite mercenary to me.

Originally Posted by Deborski

Good point... and I hate to say it, but today's wars seem quite mercenary to me.

Mercenary war usually does not create mass protest even it the casualties high because all the soldiers are volunteers. And American casualties in modern wars are negligible (less than of a similar group of civilians). I think during assault on Libya the US did not loose a single soldier with several tens of thousand killed from the Libyan side.