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Winning and losing is determined at the end of the war. You can lose most of the battles but still win the war if the enemy eventually runs out of steam. In fact, it seems like many modern wars go that way. It's classic rope-a-dope. Hold on long enough, then take it back at the end. This is essentially what happened in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, probably others. In those wars, the defenders suffered more losses but the aggressors still failed to meet their objectives.