"It wasn't much of a war. But it was the only one we had.
For those of us who were there, it was more than "not much of a war."
Have you ever had troops on the ground shooting rifle fire at you as you were taking off or firing mortars or rockets at you while you were trying to get a few hours of sleep?
Not much of a war? There has never been such a war.
I was there, too. And I first heard that line from a company commander.
Let's put it this way: America sure as heck didn't think it was much of a war.