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> Don't compare your experiences with Ukraine. Why would you tell someone not to compare two things just because those things are different? What would be the
by dumpsterdiver 5y ago
> Don't compare your experiences with Ukraine.
Why would you tell someone not to compare two things just because those things are different? What would be the point of making comparisons at all if everything was the same? You would already know the result.
- deepsun 5y agoGood point. I meant "those are different, so your (their) experiences don't apply there".
- kodah 5y agoThe circumstances are not that different. The people of Afghanistan (by the time I arrived) were trying to defend their homes and communities from Taliban incursion that the US had partially reinvigorated by overthrowing their government (in that it made them worse, not that we created them which is common misinterpretation). The history of Afghanistan puts this kind of stuff pretty plain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom#The_Taliban https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom#The... I do understand there is a wide knowledge gap that HN visitors have about Afghanistan, but please try to understand better.