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edgyquanttoday at 10:57 AM1 replyview on HN

Yes absolutely they would and insurgencies are not the same thing as two nations fighting each other. America has twice as many gun owners as there are people in Afghanistan, a large chunk of them have combat experience.


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FpUsertoday at 12:18 PM

And nearly every soldier playing government side would very likely have relatives on the other side. Most likely great demotivator