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mikkupikkuyesterday at 6:39 PM2 repliesview on HN

Don't forget, they choked on Afghanistan too.


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SanjayMehtatoday at 1:17 AM

Wrong. They did a planned and phased withdrawal over a period of several months.

Unlike Biden's Saigon 2.0 shambolic exit.

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machomasteryesterday at 8:50 PM

No they didn't. Militarily is was a clear and easy win. Politically it made no sense after a while and USSR decided to leave. Militarily they could have continued staying there for the eternity. The same situation as with the American/Nato forces, with the difference of Soviets controlling significantly more of the country than Nato (only major urban centers, a small part of the country).