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Yet more more proof of the adage "never fight a land war in Asia" ?

I don't understand the downvotes, this comment is quite on point. Both the British and the Soviet ended up fighting in Afghanistan and regretting it. It's an historical fact, regardless of what you think of the US invasion.

I think the downvotes came because it comes across as a mere pop culture reference, which is frowned upon. Sorry.

The Princess Bride, 1987: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LUUk6wVNrY

However when posting it, I was well aware that the quote is older than that: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/never_fight_a_land_war_in_Asi...

And that the Soviets and the British ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War ) both found this out the hard way.

Further to that, Afghanistan is sometimes called "The graveyard of Empires". https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Afghanistan-called-the-Graveyar...

Apparently that hasn't changed yet.

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