High ranking Russian officers get clapped in Syria by cave-dwelling Islamists, the US military has less than a dozen deaths in Syria total for the entire war. On the other hand, the "elite" Russians lost over a hundred military personnel when Assad's military accidentally shot down a Russian military transport plane using Russian made air defense systems.

Where do you people come from? I remember Iran shills saying the same thing about their "elite" militia forces. At least until their dear leader, General Soleimani, got splattered on an Iraqi road. No ones even close to the US when it comes to conventional war. Our biggest weaknesses are a soft, effeminate culture and exposure to cyber attacks due to our nation's unique technological advancement.