i know what youre saying, but its one of those won all the battles but lost the war situations. we were there for 20 years, spent lives and god only knows how much money occupying it, and then left it right back in taliban hands with absolutely nothing to show for it. the loss wasnt the fault of the military, but i dont see how it can be considered a win. the romans at least held onto judea until the persians took it away from them, and then the arabs again later on. they didnt just leave.
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