Historically speaking, consider it strange beyond compare. There may, in fact, be nothing like it in the imperial history of this planet. The United States, the greatest power on Earth from the moment it defeated Nazi Germany and imperial Japan in World War II, has never again actually won a war of any significance (or even come close). And that’s true despite the fact that it’s distinctly been the numero uno power on this planet for the last century-plus, with by far the most powerful ,and wildly overfunded, military that has fought any number of wars during these decades, always against seemingly far less powerful adversaries.
Of course, in the atomic age, wars between imperial great powers, as in World War I and World War II, are no longer truly conceivable. Still, over 80 years of great-powerdom, this country has fought a remarkable number of wars, some for endless years, without a single victory (not one!), which is no small … well, I can’t use the word “accomplishment,” but feel free to add whatever word you think might be appropriate.
