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Re:How the weak can win – A primer on protracted war by prox on Friday March 04, 2022 @03:52AM (#30552267)
So technically the US should have kept Saddam, forcing/swaying him to become a Democratic government?
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Re:How the weak can win – A primer on protracted war by xen0 on Friday March 04, 2022 @05:13AM (#30552764)
I don't think this is a good comparison.

The Emperor of Japan was part of a very old, very well established monarchy; his legitimacy in the office of Monarch far outweighed that of Saddam's in the office of Tyrant.

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Re:How the weak can win – A primer on protracted war by scarface74 on Friday March 04, 2022 @04:31AM (#30552497)
Yes
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