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First, the fact that they have recurred while the US has been building up military forces there should give you pause on your hypothesis.
Second, just because a fire grows and shrinks after being started, that doesn't mean there was no initial fuel.
Third, nobody said they wouldn't have recurred. The sentence was "they wouldn't have occurred at the same scale."
Finally, I replied to your other comment to avoid duplicating the discussion, and this is going to be my last comment on the matter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47117884
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First, the fact that they have recurred while the US has been building up military forces there should give you pause on your hypothesis.
Second, just because a fire grows and shrinks after being started, that doesn't mean there was no initial fuel.
Third, nobody said they wouldn't have recurred. The sentence was "they wouldn't have occurred at the same scale."
Finally, I replied to your other comment to avoid duplicating the discussion, and this is going to be my last comment on the matter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47117884