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		SiempreViernes on Feb 1, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stealing the Enemy's Urban Advantage: The Battle o... Politics, in the large sense, is also the only relevant actor in a conflict: the military victory at Ramadi (either one) was rather inconsequential for the larger goal of bringing peace.

bitexploder on Feb 2, 2019 [–]

True. I guess the point was we can win wars and battles, our combat machine is unparalleled. Political will and decisions decide if we win or not.

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