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What did you do during the war?
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Yes but they were also closer to Barad-Dûr when Sam had the ring but also Sauron's powers were stronger.
But you're right : none would have made it without the other one.
However, Frodo did not destroy the one ring. Smeagol did. We could even argue that the ring destroyed itself. But Frodo did no such thing : he only carried the ring to Mt Doom.
I never claimed Frodo destroyed the ring. According to Tolkien, Eru Illuvitar destroyed it by tripping Smeagol in Mt Doom. More to the point though, that would've been impossible if Frodo, Sam, and the rest of the fellowship (along with probably thousands of other background contributors) had not done their part. Working together to overcome a great foe is fundamental to the story itself which is why the "Sam did everything" interpretation is so infuriating.