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US Politics 5w
Where did we fuck up hardest
#poll
Iraq
Afghanistan
Vietnam
Korea
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Anonymous 5w

Iraq ultimately saw the fall of the Arab nationalism and the Baathist party in the country. Islamic fundamentalist groups like Daesh have been mostly controlled. However, Irans influence has also increased. So overall meh. I’d say Afghanistan is where we fucked up real bad.

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Anonymous 5w

Not Korea. I can see an argument for all the rest.

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Anonymous 5w

We went into Afghanistan to get rid of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, spent over $2T to do it, and the Taliban was in charge when we left. Definitely gotta be up there

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Anonymous 5w

What actually went down in Viet nam will shake your faith in this country

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Anonymous replying to -> cia.gov 5w

Also Vietnam has become a de facto ally against the PRC so it worked out in the end.

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Anonymous replying to -> cia.gov 5w

It’s not so much about the end result decades later despite all odds, it’s how bad we fucked our faith in our own govt, in the idea that we’re a bastion of human rights, and how we fucked our veterans from that conflict

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Anonymous replying to -> cia.gov 5w

There’s evil shit we did there that’s only matched by the worst villains in history

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

I’m not sure how accurate this is, but I’ve heard that many Vietnamese see U.S. involvement as less significant than Americans do, since Vietnam was also invaded by France, Japan, and China.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Yeah I guess we didn’t control the peninsula after wards but I wouldn’t call it a fuck up

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