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Re:TSA-style body scanners are coming to public spaces by ben_w on Sunday June 02, 2019 @04:34AM (#20074248)
The USA won that war — it’s the peace which they’re struggling with, and that’s a very different thing. Doubly so when you’re trying to install a friendly democratic government and the only reason your troops are still there is to support that new government — what would have happened (politically) if the French had kept troops in the USA after the war of independence?

Police and soldiers (should) have different goals and tools.

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Re:TSA-style body scanners are coming to public spaces by wongarsu on Sunday June 02, 2019 @04:50AM (#20074295)
It's semantics, but I don't think "there are people actively attacking our military, and we are struggling with peace" really counts as "winning the war". But I agree that military is probably not the most effective way to achieve progress at this stage.
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