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7. You know as well as I do that it has nothing to do with winning or losing.

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:20 PM

Feb 2015

It's just going back to a never-ending low-simmer occupation, what Cheney/Rumsfeld initially intended in 2001.

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US to Slow Down Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan as White House 'Rethinks' Mission [View all] Karmadillo Feb 2015 OP

"Deep roots in US policy in Afghanistan"--yeah, that worked out great. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #1

We lost. Get out. Get over it. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #2

You know as well as I do that it has nothing to do with winning or losing. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #7

Just like the Soviets. But, they had the sense to get out. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #9

The forever war. We certainly are busy, aren't we? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #3

We are never again going to be free of constant war, are we? Brigid Feb 2015 #4

I don't think so sakabatou Feb 2015 #5

War is our business, war is our brand Laughing Mirror Feb 2015 #6

It's been that way everywhere since forever. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #10

"our combat mission in Afghanistan is ending" bigtree Feb 2015 #8