I remember in 2001 there were warnings that we would bog down in Afghanistan, be there for years, and it would be Vietnam all over again. It amazes me that the prediction was essentially true, but the occupation in 18 years has never been a political issue https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-makes-surprise-visit-to-us-troops-in-afghanistan/2019/11/28/7fe71f2a-11e8-11ea-bf62-eadd5d11f559_story.html …
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The depoliticization of foreign wars is one of the strangest transformations in American politics since 1991.
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Replying to @Pinboard
Why else would the Pentagon spend so much on propaganda encouraging people to “support the troops”?
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I don't think it spends that much. It's a pretty deep American cultural belief now.
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