[pazimzadeh]

Let's agree that it's the result of short term thinking

[thefounder]

I hope at least that's the case and it was not just a totally selfish/reckless/"evil" act.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War

[csomar]

I'd say it was worth the cost. The US used to suck in civil warefare. But after the Syria civil war, they clearly have the upper hand vs. Russia.

[082349872349872]

Unless an explicit claim to hegemony is involved, when a party isn't part of the country involved, we normally don't say "civil" but instead "proxy" warfare.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proxy_wars

[monadic2]

Yea, Syria's a much better place now that those Russians have left.

[dionian]

theyre still there

[monadic2]

That was the joke.