Won? Not at all. Will survive indefinitely in an asymmetrical, unpopular war that will bolster the legitimacy of their increasingly repressive government? Yes. Which is better than winning, in some ways.
this post was submitted on 28 May 2026
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That's what "winning" a war is in real life
“Winning” is right and not as sensational. “Won” is looking for clicks.
Nuh uh sometimes the imaginary parts of the map look different
"War does not determine who is right. It only determines who is left."
I'm reminded of a comedy song from the 90s about the amazing Hugo Zacchini (I know, way to change gears) that, well, here are some of the lyrics.
There was Hugo
And there was Hugo
There was Hugo all over the place
I gotta go listen to that again, but I forgot to bring my headphones to bed and if I get out of bed I'm gonna eat a bowl of salsa.
Anyways, my point before I got distracted is that war just leaves people in pieces.
They still haven't "accidentally" dropped a nuke, desperate lunatics will do anything.
Wait, which who? Because the US has done that a few times (it didn't blow up, or was subcritical I read it fifteen years ago okay I thought they recovered the bomb the US whoopsied but I could be wrong)
Oh sorry i meant Trump.
Yeah, and I know you meant your whoopsie was an "oops that bomb we dropped was supposed to be conventional". My whoopsie is "dammit George Dubya you gotta put the fuckin safety on or it will just roll out of the damn plane when you aren't looking". I was just being obnoxious for conversations sake