I disagree that they're excellent examples when you consider the difference in terrain, infrastructure, the cultural and religious differences between the combatants and the status of one side as foreign occupying force.

That seems like just shushing them away by saying they aren’t the same, when in fact those factors don’t make a difference.

There's really no way of knowing for sure, because you can't deny that many of the Talibans fought so fearlessly because of the certainty of their faith and religion.

There at plenty of people in the US who have certainty in their faith, whether it be Christianity, or the desire to confront oppression.