To wit: The “end of history” hasn’t yet worked in the resistance’s favor either. To infer that it has, would be hubris.

You are taking it too seriously. He was having a rant, not making a philosophical statement.

Personally, I am quite chaffed that: .. tunnel rats of the Vietnam war .. have given resistance movements around the world a military mechanism against the 'semi-industrial' warfare (hehe) by seppoes. A temporary hubris is good for morale, c'mon : ).

Not that I am trying to take any kudos away from Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas for adopting the Vietnam tactics for decades now. They bet their farms on this tactic and have won so far imo.