You know, some are going to take much pride in this, but the bottom line is that the Americans MUST win, MUST restore order, and MUST restore the country to at least the same level it was prior to the invasion. That is the bare minimum level that can be attained for this to be considered even remotely close to a success. Frankly, this war was lost the minute the insugency began. All the spin in the world is not going to change the fact that billions of dollars have been bled from the economy, countless lives have been unnecessarily lost on both sides, and the whole region has been destablized. What is worse is America has lost the moral high ground and the trust of nations around the world. America is worse off, the region is worse off, and the world is worse off. The only ones who benefitted from this mess was the terror organizations that were the target in the first place. It's great to claim victory, but the reality is that the opposite is true, regardless of the minor results of the surge.
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