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> Not all wars can or should be won. For example, the war on drugs cannot be won, just like the war on alcohol was a mistake. I'm talking about real wars, not
by twblalock 10y ago
> Not all wars can or should be won. For example, the war on drugs cannot be won, just like the war on alcohol was a mistake.
I'm talking about real wars, not metaphorical wars.
- qznc 10y agoYeah, the choice of war was not optimal. I'm looking for a war, which is mostly uncontroversial (on HN). Maybe Vietnam? The crusades?
- joslin01 10y agoVietnam is a great example that proves original OP right, actually. We should have never been in that war. It was a main driving force in the anti-war attitude of the 60s and 70s.
- arethuza 10y agoUncontroversial and Vietnam (or indeed the Crusades) aren't words that you see together very often!