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I guess Saigon had to be rebooted for a younger audience... It's sad though: 20 years ago, a lot of people said Afghanistan would be a new Vietnam, an unwinnab
by toyg 5y ago
I guess Saigon had to be rebooted for a younger audience...
It's sad though: 20 years ago, a lot of people said Afghanistan would be a new Vietnam, an unwinnable war over a territory that had broken several empires already. Humanity just does not learn from history, not even recent history. So much death and distraction to accomplish nothing (except fattening the pockets of military suppliers and contractors).
- sharikous 5y agoA lot of people maybe, but polls at the time gave 80% support for invading Afghanistan. It's easy to see how history repeats in retrospect but it's nearly impossible to prevent it from happening. For better or worse decisions are taken as a mix of powerful people doing what they can to stay in power and the masses acting often on a whim. That leaves a whole lot of blind spots.
- toyg 5y ago80% of whom? In Europe public opinion was split, even as politicians were rushing to declare their support for the invasion. It's the reason European forces never really committed to it (with the exception of the UK) - in the long term, there was no hope.