[twblalock]

> Not all wars can or should be won. For example, the war on drugs cannot be won, just like the war on alcohol was a mistake.

I'm talking about real wars, not metaphorical wars.

[qznc]

Yeah, the choice of war was not optimal. I'm looking for a war, which is mostly uncontroversial (on HN). Maybe Vietnam? The crusades?

[joslin01]

Vietnam is a great example that proves original OP right, actually. We should have never been in that war. It was a main driving force in the anti-war attitude of the 60s and 70s.

[arethuza]

Uncontroversial and Vietnam (or indeed the Crusades) aren't words that you see together very often!