What was the most powerful country in history ?

[ian]

I hope this isn’t too political but in your opinion what was the most powerful country in history please keep it civil.

I would also like your opinion on this post by Steven Reichert on Quora his post is a few pages down.

https://www.quora.com/Is-the-US-right-now-more-powerful-than-the-British-Empire-and-Mongol-Empire-during-their-glories

[Mr. Rubber Ducky]

Don't. Derail. It.

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USA won all battles, so I don't know what you are talking about.

Have you looked at the casualty numbers?

Just give up on talking with that troll.

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USA won all battles, so I don't know what you are talking about.

Have you looked at the casualty numbers?

Yes, I have. It wasn't a pretty picture for the Vietnamese either at all. But the reason for the US casualties was the 'search and destroy' tactic. The same tactic they are/were using in Iraq and Afghanistan. They simply never learn or refuse to.

[Unexpected]

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USA won all battles, so I don't know what you are talking about.

Have you looked at the casualty numbers?

casualties =/= losing battles

[Shakar]

Switzerland

[fakeloo]

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whos going to be the next empire after us goes down

The US is really the only "superpower" left, so if you suddenly took them out of the picture there wouldn't be anyone that could replace them entirely.

The UK is the next greatest power, but even they don't have the raw strength to really fill the void. Rather, a variety of local powers would rise to prominence. Russia, Iran and its allies, Japan, Turkey, etc.

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Seeing as the Roman Empire became a thing in 27 BC that's not very surprising.

Fair point.

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The British got shown the door by Americans. Twice. A few unsuccessful conflicts, which every country mentioned on this thread has, is no measure of power. Every nation is a going to have a lost war.

Thanks to the French, your own army was pathetic. Even with all that hardware, the US still got shown the door and kicked out of Vietnam.

The US loss in Vietnam has less to do with "lol muricans r bad" and more to do with asymmetrical warfare.

They were fighting a defensive war in their land in terrain they knew well. It was a logistical nightmare for the same reasons that Iraq was a logistical nightmare, for the same reasons that fighting a war in the US or Russia would be a nightmare, et cetera.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

French and indian war North America 1760's. Brtitsh control oceans, french stuck inland with little resupply possibilty

[Pizmo]

Depends on what you mean by most powerful?

The U.S. has the ability to release more firepower on the world that has ever seen before

Rome gave us Christianity and conquered the world


China gave is the rocket and conquered the world

The British settled the U.S. and conquered the world

[Mod Sloth]

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Have you looked at the casualty numbers?

casualties =/= losing battles

We outnumbered the North Vietnamese 2:1. However, for every single NV casualty there were nearly 3 US casualties. Maybe we won battles, but we spent disproportionately more lives.

[Drab]

You are all forgetting the Grand Duchy of Fenwick.

[Unexpected]

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The British got shown the door by Americans. Twice. A few unsuccessful conflicts, which every country mentioned on this thread has, is no measure of power. Every nation is a going to have a lost war.

Thanks to the French, your own army was pathetic. Even with all that hardware, the US still got shown the door and kicked out of Vietnam.

i wonder why the continental army was pathetic, maybe because america had just become a country and we didn't have what the british had, also we didn't really get kicked out of vietnam, we left so they could solve their own problems

[Mod Sloth]

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Thanks to the French, your own army was pathetic. Even with all that hardware, the US still got shown the door and kicked out of Vietnam.

i wonder why the continental army was pathetic, maybe because america had just become a country and we didn't have what the british had, also we didn't really get kicked out of vietnam, we left so they could solve their own problems

We left Vietnam because we were losing the ♥♥♥♥ out of that war.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

it was just hanging on till the french decided to help us win with lafayette. We were the british vietnam. Superior in most ways, but we had tenacity and support from an external country. No french help, wed be paying that stamp tax i think

[Pizmo]

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i wonder why the continental army was pathetic, maybe because america had just become a country and we didn't have what the british had, also we didn't really get kicked out of vietnam, we left so they could solve their own problems

We left Vietnam because we were losing the ♥♥♥♥ out of that war.

Technically the U.S. won Vietnam because North Vietnam surrendered after Nixon ordered the 24/7 bombing of the Viet Cong. But it was all for nothing because they just reinvaded south Vietnam as we pulled out.

[The Holy Chicken Overlord]

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The British got shown the door by Americans. Twice. A few unsuccessful conflicts, which every country mentioned on this thread has, is no measure of power. Every nation is a going to have a lost war.

Thanks to the French, your own army was pathetic. Even with all that hardware, the US still got shown the door and kicked out of Vietnam.

And that means it wasn't a defeat for the British? Besides its not like this was the only war Britain has lost ever.

[Average Jeanne d'Arc Enjoyer]

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whos going to be the next empire after us goes down

South Korea?

They have the power of attractive women.