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Old 01-09-07, 05:29 AM   #12
Abraham
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Default Triumph and Tragedy in Iraq

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Just because there are violent neo-Nazis still about, it doesn't mean that ww2 has not been won.
Just because there is civil unrest and non-conventional attacks in Iraq, it doesn't mean that the war wasn't won.
Thats a false comparison. When, in Western history post-1945, have we had to deal with the kind of civil strife as exists in Iraq because of Neo-Nazis?

1945 after the surrender & early 1946
Yes, the situation was often very tense. However, because Germany was almost completely bombed out the Germans didn't have the time, energy and resources to embark on large scale civil unrest against the invaders/victors. Moreover, the military regime of the Allies (not just the Russians) was extremely harsh shortly after the defeat of Nazi Germany.

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There are countless other comparisons that can be made from other wars if you don't like that one, it's just that things start to get a little obscure when talking about major conflicts other than the two world wars.
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In fact almost every war in which the invader wins is followed by a period of civil strife.
Exactly!
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