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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Jan 2020

    Jeet Heer Retweeted The Atlantic

    Um, my understanding of the last 60 years is that every time a modern army armed with cluster bombs & napalms has faced a militia (Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq) -- the modern army ended up eventually beating a retreat.https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1221827357276807169 …

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    The members of the team around Bernie Sanders "are about to experience what happens when a militia faces off in on an open field against a ruthless modern army armed with cluster bombs and napalm," warns @DavidFrum. "They will be shredded and torched." http://on.theatln.tc/zpzgCB9 
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      1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Jan 2020

        Jeet Heer Retweeted The Atlantic

        People have pointed out that in criticizing this metaphor I ignored the crucial phrase "on an open field" -- it's true that, as a Vietnamese officer once said, that the modern army wins in the open field, but it is also irrelevant.https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1221827357276807169 …

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        The AtlanticVerified account @TheAtlantic
        The members of the team around Bernie Sanders "are about to experience what happens when a militia faces off in on an open field against a ruthless modern army armed with cluster bombs and napalm," warns @DavidFrum. "They will be shredded and torched." http://on.theatln.tc/zpzgCB9 
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      2. Chuck Graef‏ @chuckgraef 27 Jan 2020
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        Arguably those weren't "open fields," but yes.

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      3. Desmostylian‏ @Desmostylian 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @chuckgraef @HeerJeet

        Then Frum’s analogy still doesn’t work because what he’s describing has basically never happened

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      2. Sean Ernst‏ @SeanErnst 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @RichSeviora @HeerJeet

        Insurgencies work when they have local support. Sanders has this in abundance

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      1. Augustine Did Nothing Wrong‏ @RetrousseRaptor 27 Jan 2020
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        Frum still having nightmares about his role in the Iraq debacle I see.

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      1. Jonathan Wagner / BLM‏ @mrjwags 27 Jan 2020
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        OR, we could realize that it's a shitty metaphor? All Jeet's examples are foreign occupiers. Of COURSE the locals can wait them out.

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      2. Bob Trujillo‏ @chelledaddy 27 Jan 2020
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        An asymmetrical resistance meeting a modern Army "...in an open field ", this pos is a brilliant tactician. Asymmetricals aren't that dumb.

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