Even leaving things like Public opinion and low moral out of the mix, it can't be denied that American tactics and doctrine just weren't prepared for a guerrilla force that hid among its civilians.
Even leaving things like Public opinion and low moral out of the mix, it can't be denied that Americans just weren't fit for starting a war and not just joining one late
Not that I think that's a bad tactic. When you're at war, you do what you need to do to survive. If you can force a country to fuck off just by making everyone in that country feel guilty about it, more power to ya
