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Aussie105

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11. America doesn't have a good record of bowing out of a disastrous war gracefully.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 08:34 PM

Yesterday

Go in hard, hit them with high tech stuff from a distance, send boots to foreign lands - yep, easy enough!

Bowing out gracefully though, if things go wrong - Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, now Iran - not good at that part at all.

A smart President might consider if it is smart to start a war overseas at all, and what a future end point might look like.
But a lot of past Presidents failed on those points.

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Reuters/Ipsos poll: 7% of Americans support Orange Rapin' Felon Grampy sending ground troops into Iran. USA! USA USA! [View all] Miles Archer Thursday OP

That 7% should sign up to go! SheltieLover Thursday #1

My thoughts exactly. sheshe2 Thursday #4

Along with ICE assholes SheltieLover Thursday #5

Send these enthusiastic 7% over there. Dave Bowman Thursday #2

Why not say 93% do not support sending ground troops? Looks way more dramatic. Srkdqltr Thursday #3

Yeah for now D_Master81 Thursday #6

Just enough to draft and send over on a one way boat tour. roamer65 Thursday #7

Kick BlueWavePsych Yesterday #8

except Skittles Yesterday #10

is that all it took? Skittles Yesterday #9

America doesn't have a good record of bowing out of a disastrous war gracefully. Aussie105 Yesterday #11

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