pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agoIt's a solid planimg-9gag-fun.9cache.comimagemessage-square154linkfedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down123
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minus-squarebbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·3 days agoSo they won the battle but lost the war?
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·edit-23 days 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-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoIt really is. War means you crush your enemies. We absolutely did not.
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.