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[–] rodolfo -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, it's not exactly that Iraq and Afghanistan operations went all that well... I wonder if Afghani talibans are doing any pressure on Iran eastern border with all that's been left behind after nato left Afghanistan.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The war went well. The occupation and aftermath turned out to be a bigger challenge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, if you ask most people when the war in Afghanistan ended they're not going to say 2002 or whatever, so that's a bit misleading.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you ask congress it wasn't even a war.

[–] rodolfo -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah no. until there's a foreign invader, any act against the invader is war. war ends with the annihilation of relevant parties or when the invader leaves.

[–] fluke 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not what was said. The OP was quite blatantly talking about the invasion operations, not the occupational operations.

Your pedantry is unnecessary and unsolicited.

[–] rodolfo -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what you're talking about? I'm op of this comment thread, someone answered (in a pedantic way), I disagreed. what you on? I'm just happy that Ukrainians are alive because they didn't follow what appears to be wrong advice... sheesh...

[–] fluke 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rather than bother trying to arguenwith someone who is blatantly trying to twist bad faith and pedantry I'll.just say this:

Ratio.

[–] rodolfo 0 points 1 year ago

I'm in the wrong. never chat with someone so ready to slap adjectives and doesn't elaborate. I fall for it every time, my bad. ratio to you too - whatever you think it means.