Original sentence: A somewhat similar strategy was used extensively by U.Essentially, then, only one viable option remains.However, once dispersed and decentralized, the irregular nature of the rebel campaigns proved a decisive counter to French superiority on the battlefield.Napoleon's army had no means of effectively combatting the rebels, and in the end their strength and morale were so sapped that when Wellington was finally able to challenge French forces in the field, the French had almost no choice but to abandon the situation.The majority of counter-insurgency efforts by major Western powers in the last century have been spectacularly unsuccessful.These measures proved ineffective, as the Americans withdrew from Vietnam in 1975 and the Communists quickly assumed control of the country.Though the Ottomans often had advantages in manpower of more than 100 to 1, the Arabs' ability to materialize out of the desert, strike, and disappear again often left the Turks reeling and paralyzed, creating an opportunity for regular British forces to sweep in and finish the Turkish forces off
Edited sentence: Essentially then, only one viable option remains.However, once dispersed and decentralized, the irregular nature of the rebel campaigns proved a decisive counter to French superiority on the battle field.However, the majority of counter-insurgency efforts by major Western powers in the last century have been spectacularly unsuccessful.Napoleon's army had no means of effectively combating the rebels and in the end their strength and morale were so sapped that when Wellington finally was able to challenge French forces in the field, the French had almost no choice but to abandon the situation.Somewhat similar strategy was used extensively by U.Their actions cannot be consummated by an organized force and therefore often their "victories" are of limited scope and strategic significance.Though the Ottomans often had advantages in manpower of upwards of 100-1, the Arabs ability to materialize out of the desert, strike, and disappear again often left the Turks reeling and paralyzed, creating an opportunity for regular British forces to sweep in and finish the Turkish forces off