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Oregone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-07-09 10:27 PM
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2. Well, they probably don't have enough troops on the ground
A look at the Soviet campaign there (which was larger) will tell you that. Itll take more troops than the US has to spare. Itll take more will and money that we have to give. Everything in the meantime is probably a futile waste.
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