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Let's agree that it's the result of short term thinking

I hope at least that's the case and it was not just a totally selfish/reckless/"evil" act.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War

I'd say it was worth the cost. The US used to suck in civil warefare. But after the Syria civil war, they clearly have the upper hand vs. Russia.

Unless an explicit claim to hegemony is involved, when a party isn't part of the country involved, we normally don't say "civil" but instead "proxy" warfare.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proxy_wars

Yea, Syria's a much better place now that those Russians have left.

theyre still there

That was the joke.

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