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US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four

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cocacola1 · 1789773242 · focus · HN ↗
It’s 2006. The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it.
It’s 2026. The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it.
1. jMyles · 1789773446 · focus · HN ↗
  Notably, the US is on precisely the opposite side of the conflict in 2026 compared to 2006.
  To put it differently: its stated allies are direct lineal political and military descendants of the parties who were ostensibly its enemies in 2006, including Al-Qaeda / Jabhat Al-Nusra.
  1. Enginerrrd · 1789774816 · focus · HN ↗
    That’s… hilariously not exactly new either. It can be said that our enemies and allies in 2006 were the almost exact opposite of the conflict in the 1980’s when we were funding the afghan mujahideen to fight the soviets.
    So theoretically in another 20-30 years we can take a guess at who we’ll be fighting.
    PorciiVorbesc · 1789776950 · focus · HN ↗
    >So theoretically in another 20-30 years we can take a guess at who we’ll be fighting
    Canada?
    ceejayoz · 1789777702 · focus · HN ↗
    There's some, uh, precedent.
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington

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