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Originally Posted by willravel
Mogadishu is a very difference situation. We do not live in a third world country, in fact we are among the richest nations on earth. We have the most technologically advanced military in history. We are capitolist. We are consumer-centric. Speaking frankly, that is apples and oranges. If there were a civil war in the US, it would look nothing like the wars in Mogadishu.
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And this makes a difference how? I was referring to how the citizens of mogadishu had the US on the defensive, not their civil war. The rest of your post, technologically advanced military and all, doesn't mean anything. The population CAN beat the government.
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