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Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Apr 4 2003, 01:41 PM
And I'll be willing to concede that the "Vietnam rhetoric" is dead in five or ten years. To use your "historical norms" phrase, it will take AT LEAST that long for it all to shake out in Afghanistan or Iraq.
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Are we discussing the difference between how the political situation will play out vs. the military?
The military goal will end long before the political. The military goal is to end the regime and to find and remove Iraq's WMD's. The political goals are much broader.
The military goal may be done in a month. The political goal may go on for years. It may well be a failure. Iraq might suck. Big surprise. No idea. I am only referring to the military goal. I really don't think anyone can know how a situation we be politically anywhere in the world 5 or 10 years from now - especiall Iraq. It may implode, break up, have Civil War, get invaded, who knows?
Our enemies will be our friends and vice versa.
I still don't get the "hysteria" comment.