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EX500rider

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5. Hasn't won a war?
Sat May 16, 2026, 09:34 AM
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Last edited Sat May 16, 2026, 10:35 AM - Edit history (1)

That would depend you understanding what the goals in the war were.

In the Korean War it was to eject North Korea from South Korea, done.

In the Vietnamese War it was to keep North Vietnam from conquering South Vietnam. That never happened while the US was there it happened years after we pulled out.

I'm pretty sure Panama and Grenada didn't win their Wars.

The object of the first Gulf War was to eject Saddam from Kuwait, done.

The object of the second Gulf War was to eject Saddam, done.

The object of the Afghan war was to deny Al-Qaeda a base and eject the Taliban, that was done while we were there as soon as we pulled out they we're able to eject the Afghan government but that's more on them than us.

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