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>Quite embarrassing for the most powerful military alliance on the planet, too. Not really. There is a reason Afghanistan is called "Graveyard of Empires". ht
by trhway 5y ago
>Quite embarrassing for the most powerful military alliance on the planet, too.
Not really. There is a reason Afghanistan is called "Graveyard of Empires".
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/2001-11-01/afghanistan-graveyard-empires https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/2001-11-...
Judging by the history that i'm naturally close to and know well, i.e. Russia history, the drive to free your Motherland from foreign occupants is like 10-100x multiplier of force.
- hef19898 5y agoSure, still the pictures of fleeing NATO troops and personal is quite powerful. It certainly doesn't project strength.
- bathtub365 5y agoIt’s even more embarrassing that despite all of this history they had the arrogance to believe they knew better.