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Old 02-20-2015, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by icenine View Post
The Iraqi army did not fight and die against ISIS when they came to Mosul.
OK. Delete 'all.' I can think of other counter-examples. Combat ability is to a good extent a cultural variable.

Still it's not unusual for armies to fight. Hitler did not have to change anything about the German Army to create a force willing to fight hard. It was there for him to use.
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