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[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Buddy, I could tell you that based on the fact that they've lost every single war they've been in since WWII.

[–] spacesatan@lazysoci.al -4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Tell that to Saddam and Gaddafi.

lol the downvote. Did those governments that no longer exist actually win the wars that caused them to cease existing?

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

No, but the resulting insurgency forced America out in retreat? Do you think America won't he Iraq war lmao?

[–] spacesatan@lazysoci.al 1 points 24 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago)

Do you think Saddam won? The US won the war with Iraq if not the war with the insurgency.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

1st Iraq was a clear win, both militarily and strategically. 2nd Iraq and Libya were strategic victories because the real purpose was to maintain the petrodollar, which was attained.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Actually the reason your government gave was to get the weapons of mass destruction from Saddam, which was proven to be a lie, so how did you win an illegal war based on fake goals?

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

You believe US when they state the war reasons and goals? Lol, lmao even. They achieved a real war goal of stopping Iraq and Libya from breaking dollar monopoly on oil sale.

Also it's not my government, my government was actually quite honest, they admitted they went there to bootlick USA and loot Iraq.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

Uhh no, I'm saying they didn't win the war because they couldn't meet their stated goals, I wouldn't trust that country as far as I could throw it.

My bad for assuming, btw.