If you told me in 2001 that the US will spend $2.4 trillion and 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban I would have thought you were crazy. (lemm.ee)

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Yet that's exactly what happened and the US public are not only okay with it, but eager to repeat it again.

So now I am taking bets on how much time and money do you think the US will lose in the Middle East to achieve nothing except looking foolish in the eyes of the world.

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[-] PanArab@lemm.ee -5 points 2 months ago

Has the US achieved any of its goals against Yemen? What has the prosperity guardian guarded?

Or to put it differently. When did the US lose against Taliban? In 2001? Or in 2021?

Taking out Iranian drones and projectiles cost the US over a billion dollars and required the coordination of multiple countries. In a war of attrition the US will lose, just like in Vietnam and Afghanistan before.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/19/missile-drone-pentagon-houthi-attacks-iran-00132480

“The cost offset is not on our side,” said one DOD official.

[-] greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

You’re just wasting my time at this point without even understanding what you are replying to. Have the Houthis ended the genocide? Isn’t that their goal? Lmao this is why I rarely even bother going back and forth with anyone online, I just get irrelevant BS.

[-] PanArab@lemm.ee -5 points 2 months ago

Have the Houthis ended the genocide?

No, and if you will define success by only this metric then they aren't successful.

[-] greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Hahahahha I knew your name looked familiar. You’re that user that doesn’t understand what you are replying to. Thanks for the ban, go chop up a journalist lmao

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