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		pfisch on Feb 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Drones Help Rid Galapagos Island of Invasive Rats Winning a war and body counts are not the same thing. Even in vietnam the US had a good ratio in terms of killing Vietnamese vs allied deaths. That doesn’t mean the US was winning.

sametmax on Feb 5, 2019 [–]

The local fighters are slaughtered in mass for very little effect toward their objectives of liberation while the US still maintain control of the natural resources the way they want.

Winning is not always necessary.

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