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386 | Michael R. Gordon: The U.S. Isn't Ready for Great Power Conflict - And the Iraq War(s) That Led It There

The Realignment

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The Different Definitions of Victory

CNN's John Defterios says it is important to differentiate between political victory and military victory. He argues that the US defeated Isis as a pure military campaign which was successful by any reasonable standard of what you're trying to accomplish. But he adds: "From a purely military perspective, it succeeded Afghanistan has to be counted as a strategic failure"

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