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Re: Not the right way to exit?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:52:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > > And, make no mistake we're losing it. This is a significant defeat, I think.
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> > What is the war for? What would constitute a victory? A defeat?
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> > > This WAS an unimportant war before it started...
> > > but if the US loses it, it's a defeat for the US, so it has become an important
> > > one to win. And I don't see how it CAN be won, any more.
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> > Is that to say that it is somehow critically important for the US to win every
> > war? Is it possible that it would be good for the American gestalt psyche for
> > us to lose a few? Maybe it would make us ask a few questions before going in.
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> These questions should have already been asked, and were asked, by those that
> compared this to the similarities to the Vietnam war--but those were brushed
> aside as 'unpatriotic'.
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> The difference here is that, whereas the US evacuation in '75 did not 'embolden'
> NK to further expand into areas that they were not currently in, a US retreat,
> defeat, loss, whatever you want to call it, now in Iraq will embolden terrorist
> organizations to more terroist activities, for they will equate the US 'pull
> out' as lack of will to stand against 'em.
Would a quick victory after (say) 2 months of conflict have emboldened Bush?
Scott A
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| (...) These questions should have already been asked, and were asked, by those that compared this to the similarities to the Vietnam war--but those were brushed aside as 'unpatriotic'. The difference here is that, whereas the US evacuation in '75 (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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