@rml that there is no end to US military power is a misconception. There is an end to it, but that has not been reached.
That’s why there is no contradiction:
Yes, without strong resistance the US troops would not have left.
And without protests in the US and people turning against the war, the US troops would not have left either. They could have sent a lot more troops.
This is not about heroic white kids. This is about understanding and accepting who has which leverage.
@Morgunin