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04-18-2024, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Excargodog

Intent is one thing. Ability is another. Here was our intent in Afghanistan:

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/issues/defense/afghanistan#:~:text=To%20accomplish%20this%2C%20he %20said,lead%20responsibility%20for%20Afghanistan' s%20future.

Hard to say we accomplished much of that.

Mike Tyson - "Everyone has a plan until they get punched."

"No plan survives after the first contact with the enemy." (various different versions and authors).

We've had 3 presidents since we went into Iraq and Afghanistan. Did any of their visions work out as planned?

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