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Originally Posted by Crash Landon

Except, technically, we haven't won the war in Iraq. We're just kicking around the sand right now, waiting for more absolute orders than "stay the course".

Well, the war on Iraq was (essentially) won when we took Baghdad and the conventional army stopped opposing us. This is a counterinsurgency operation we're stuck in. We're training Iraqi military, not fighting 'em.

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Originally Posted by Capo

And never will - ever.

I wouldn't say it's unreachable... The Philippines were followed by a twelve-year counterinsurgency program. Sure, that was at the dawning of the 20th century, but there is no perfectly simple way to fight an army that lacks uniforms, per se. It's winnable, but it'll take a lot of time. And the American population is very impatient on most things.

With a cut-and-run tactic always in display, nothing will get done. Hate to quote the beaten-to-death saying, but stay the course.

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