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Originally Posted by charlietwo
My brain immediately went to second and third order consequences. Thoughts?
Will this inflame the Muslim word? To what extent?
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My brain went to worrying about the political capitalization of this success.
Will the POTUS use this as a reason to pull out of A-stan and thus please his political base?
(corollary: was there an international political debt incurred to do just that?)
Will victory be declared, and demobilization be used an excuse to cut military spending in the imminent budget/debt/deficit debate?
If military spending is cut and entitlements are extended, it will be hard to reverse in the future.