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Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by muninn_ on Thursday March 02, 2017 @11:27AM (#13775325)
Whatever military force was in Afghanistan never posed any sort of credible threat or resistance against the US military. The "resistance" that the US military faced came in terms of the US military wanting to try and recreate the society there, and having troops attacked while just driving around or facing resistance while conducting raids. If the US military wanted to, they could have easily destroyed every single living being and human structure in Afghanistan without much effort, they just didn't because they don't do that kind of stuff as a matter of policy.
Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by pm90 on Thursday March 02, 2017 @12:11PM (#13775847)
You could basically say the same thing about any post WW2 engagement, but it means nothing. To wipe out all humans/buildings is an empty threat. Theoretically, the US could get rid of any country it didn't want by nuking them.
Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by eveningcoffee on Thursday March 02, 2017 @01:25PM (#13776705)
This is what Russians did in the Second Chechen War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grozny_(1999%E2%80%9...
Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by muninn_ on Thursday March 02, 2017 @01:16PM (#13776613)
Right, but that makes the parent comment to mine meaningless as well. The United States allowed a resistance only so much as it was tolerable versus something they cared about more.
Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by ocschwar on Thursday March 02, 2017 @01:14PM (#13776599)
Russia isn't going to utterly destroy Sweden either.

What they want is to disintegrate the European economy so they can have better access to it.

Leveling Sweden would be both expensive and unprofitable. Bullying Sweden is much more up Putin's alley.

Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by Spooky23 on Thursday March 02, 2017 @02:15PM (#13777232)
Huh?

Who is in control there? Hint: not the US.

Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by muninn_ on Friday March 03, 2017 @01:26PM (#13784883)
Control in what sense?