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by triceratops 603 days ago
> > Maybe that's a good thing.

> Be very careful what you wish for.

I meant that every military that has successfully defeated a guerrilla resistance has done so by resorting to cruelty and mass human rights violations. The US military's relative lack of success in these conflicts could mean they haven't done that. Pax Americana is great but so is good conduct in war.