pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoIt's a solid planimg-9gag-fun.9cache.comimagemessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up11.1K
arrow-up11.1KimageIt's a solid planimg-9gag-fun.9cache.compelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoWinning a war and installing a lasting regime are two very different things. The US crushed the war part and fumbled the regime building.
minus-squarebbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoSo they won the battle but lost the war?
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoThey won the war but failed at installing a lasting regime that aligns with their interests. A decades-long occupation is not generally counted as part of a war.
minus-squaretitanicx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoIt really is. War means you crush your enemies. We absolutely did not.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThat is correct, and don’t let anybody tell you you are wrong.
Winning a war and installing a lasting regime are two very different things. The US crushed the war part and fumbled the regime building.
So they won the battle but lost the war?
They won the war but failed at installing a lasting regime that aligns with their interests. A decades-long occupation is not generally counted as part of a war.
So… they lost the war?
It really is. War means you crush your enemies. We absolutely did not.
That is correct, and don’t let anybody tell you you are wrong.