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Yeah, but illiterate shepherds with decades outdated weapons have held off the US in afghan for however many years now

• ben_w 7y ago
  The USA won that war — it’s the peace which they’re struggling with, and that’s a very different thing. Doubly so when you’re trying to install a friendly democratic government and the only reason your troops are still there is to support that new government — what would have happened (politically) if the French had kept troops in the USA after the war of independence? Police and soldiers (should) have different goals and tools.
  • wongarsu 7y ago
    It's semantics, but I don't think "there are people actively attacking our military, and we are struggling with peace" really counts as "winning the war". But I agree that military is probably not the most effective way to achieve progress at this stage.
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