Recently I've read that Europeans are saying that man-for-man their soldiers are better than America's. That may well be true, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean much. Back in the time of Ceasar the Franks were probably better man-for-man than the Romans, but the better organized Roman armies regularly thrashed the Franks in battle (at least when the Romans were lead by military professionals rather than political hacks). And, it is generally thought that the German soldiers were better than the Americans in WWII. But, the Germans only won their first battle with Americans at Kasserine Pass. After that the Germans were shut out. (And, for those who cite the movie "A Bridge too Far," that was a British operation with only some limited American support that was emphasized in the movie.) Besides, it seems unlikely that European armies will ever actually fight anyone these days since their politicians are predisposed to just give up, so what difference does it make anyway.