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That's not really very fair. Besides the "draw" in Korea all the other defeats were political rather than military. Second Iraq war is more of a pyrrhic victory
by pqtyw 9mo ago
That's not really very fair. Besides the "draw" in Korea all the other defeats were political rather than military. Second Iraq war is more of a pyrrhic victory as well.
- nis0s 9mo agoIs it a victory at all if it’s not political? Then what are you trying to accomplish? These are rhetorical questions. The problem is that leaders or frameworks have not been able to adapt as fast as technological progress.
- pqtyw 9mo agoThis seems like an entirely different and hardly relevant argument when discussing the capabilities of the US military.
- nis0s 9mo agoThe U.S. military exists to perpetuate and enforce U.S. policies, and not just for its own sake. You can’t rule over ashes and bones, you can’t rule if you’re ashes and bones. Politics are the point.