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[–] StealthLizardDrop@piefed.social 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Considering how bad Afghanistan was with half population and no stranglehold on critical shortcut... yeah not a chance. USA population is what 300mil+? Iran is about 90+.

[–] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com -2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Considering how bad Afghanistan was

How bad what was? America took that entire country in two months. Iraq was just one.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago

America took parts of it and camped out in the cities for 20 years. The rest of it ebbed and flowed depending on the date.